Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Thermotogati - (Phylum) Deinococcota - (Class) Deinococci - (Order) Deinococcales - (Family) Deinococcaceae

Subsequent positions

Deinococci (Phylum) Margulis and Schwartz 1998 nom. ined.

Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 100. [assumed]

Current position

Deinococcaceae (Family) Brooks and Murray 1981

Ref: G.M. Garrity et al., 2007: 36; LPSN[20 May 2026].

Alternative positions

Deinobacteria (Subphylum) Cavalier-Smith 1986	Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998: 218. [rough position]
Deinococci (Phylum) Margulis and Schwartz 1998 nom. ined.	Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 100. [rough position]

Historical positions

Deinococcaceae (Family) Brooks and Murray 1981	Ref: J.P. Euzéby, 2016: [8 Sep 2017]. [available name]
Deinococcaceae (Family) Brooks and Murray 1981	Ref: G.M. Garrity et al., 2007: 36.
Deinococcaceae (Family) Brooks and Murray 1981	Ref: G.M. Garrity et al., 2001b: 3.
Deinococcaceae (Family) Brooks and Murray 1981	Ref: G.M. Garrity & J.G. Holt, 2001a: [156].
Deinococcaceae (Family) Brooks and Murray 1981	Ref: D.R. Boone & R.W. Castenholz, 2001: 396; xvi.
Deinococci (Phylum) Margulis and Schwartz 1998 nom. ined.	Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 100. [rough position]
Deinobacteria (Subphylum) Cavalier-Smith 1986	Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998: table 2 (p. 218). [rough position]

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	50s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 17 Nov 2014	[50s]
2007	G.M. Garrity et al.	[23s]