Proteus Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank GENUS Classification phylum Pseudomonadota class Gammaproteobacteria order Enterobacterales family Morganellaceae genus Proteus Name Synonyms "Liquidobacterium" Orla-Jensen 1908 Liquidobacterium Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hyun et al. 2016 Homonyms Proteus Proteus Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hyun et al. 2016