prokaryotes - bacteria see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
   Domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Verrucomicrobia" Hedlund 2011
       Class Verrucomicrobiae Hedlund et al. 1998 [monotypic]
         Order Verrucomicrobiales Ward-Rainey et al. 1996
           1 Family Akkermansiaceae Hedlund and Derrien 2012 [monotypic]
           2 Family Rubritaleaceae Hedlund 2012 [monotypic]
           3 Family Verrucomicrobiaceae Ward-Rainey et al. 1996
           4 Genus Limisphaera Anders et al. 2015, incertae sedis