[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval. see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 stat. inval. see Phylum Pseudomonadota Garrity et al. 2021
       Class Gammaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2005
         Order "Vibrionales" "Garrity and Holt 2001" nom. nud.
           Family Vibrionaceae Véron 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Genus Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
               [Photobacterium damselae] corrig. (Love et al. 1982) Smith et al. 1991
                 Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselaeᵀ corrig. (Love et al. 1982) Gauthier et al. 1995