Dendrogram showing the phylogenetic position of strain JF-1, designated C. bathyomarinum, among members of the genera Sphingomonas, Erythromonas, Erythrobacter, Sandaracinobacter, and Porphyrobacter within the α-subclass of the Proteobacteria. The sequence of A. tumefaciens was used to root the dendrogram. Bootstrap values (expressed as percentages of 500 replications) of 65% or more are indicated at the branch points. Bar, 5% sequence divergence.