prokaryotes - bacteria see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
   Domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 see Superphylum Proteobacteria Craig et al. 2010
       Class Deltaproteobacteria Kuever et al. 2006
         Order Desulfobacterales Kuever et al. 2006
           Family Desulfobacteraceae Kuever et al. 2006
             01 Genus Desulfatibacillum Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004
             02 Genus Desulfatiferula Cravo-Laureau et al. 2007
             03 Genus Desulfatiglans Suzuki et al. 2014
             04 Genus Desulfatirhabdium Balk et al. 2008
             05 Genus Desulfatitalea Higashioka et al. 2013
             06 Genus Desulfobacter Widdel 1981
             07 Genus Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988
             08 Genus Desulfobacula Rabus et al. 2000
             09 Genus Desulfobotulus Kuever et al. 2009
             10 Genus Desulfocella Brandt et al. 1999
             11 Genus Desulfococcus Widdel 1981
             12 Genus Desulfoconvexum Könneke et al. 2013
             13 Genus Desulfofaba Knoblauch et al. 1999
             14 Genus Desulfofrigus Knoblauch et al. 1999
             15 Genus Desulfoluna Suzuki et al. 2008
             16 Genus Desulfomusa Finster et al. 2001 see Genus Desulfofaba Knoblauch et al. 1999
             17 Genus Desulfonatronobacter Sorokin et al. 2012
             18 Genus Desulfonema Widdel 1981
             19 Genus Desulforegula Rees and Patel 2001
             20 Genus Desulfosalsimonas Kjeldsen et al. 2010
             21 Genus Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981
             22 Genus Desulfospira Finster et al. 1997
             23 Genus Desulfotignum Kuever et al. 2001