[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 see Superphylum Proteobacteria Craig et al. 2010
       Class Gammaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2005
         Order "Vibrionales" Garrity & Holt, 2001
           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. piscicida corrig. (ex Janssen and Surgalla 1968) Gauthier et al. 1995