Thiophaeococcus
{{short description|Genus of bacteria}}
{{Taxobox
| domain = Bacteria
| phylum = Pseudomonadota
| classis = Gammaproteobacteria
| ordo = Chromatiales
| familia = Chromatiaceae
| genus = Thiophaeococcus
| genus_authority = Anil Kumar et al. 2008{{cite journal |title=Thiophaeococcus |journal=LPSN |url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/thiophaeococcus}}
| type_species = Thiophaeococcus mangrovi
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = T. fuscus
| synonyms = Neothiorhodococcus{{cite journal |title=Thiophaeococcus |website=www.uniprot.org |url=https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/453580}}
}}
Thiophaeococcus is a genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae.{{cite journal |last1=Parker |first1=Charles Thomas |last2=Wigley |first2=Sarah |last3=Garrity |first3=George M |editor-first1=Charles Thomas |editor-first2=George M |editor-last1=Parker |editor-last2=Garrity |title=Taxonomic Abstract for the genera. |date=22 June 2009 |doi=10.1601/tx.13165 |publisher=NamesforLife, LLC |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Falkiewicz-Dulik |first1=Michalina |last2=Janda |first2=Katarzyna |last3=Wypych |first3=George |title=Handbook of Material Biodegradation, Biodeterioration, and Biostablization |date=2015 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=9781927885024 |language=en}}