Class Proteobacteria Stackebrandt et al. 1988 see Phylum Proteobacteria Garrity and Holt 2001
   Subclass gamma see Class Gammaproteobacteria nom. inval.
     Family Alteromonadaceae Ivanova and Mikhailov 2001
       Genus Alteromonasᵀ Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
         "Alteromonas marinopraesens" nom. inval. see Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)