[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Actinobacteria" Garrity and Holt 2001
       Class "Actinobacteria" Stackebrandt et al. 1997
         Subclass Actinobacteridae Stackebrandt et al. 1997 see Class Actinobacteria Stackebrandt et al. 1997
           Order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Suborder Micrococcineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997 see Order Micrococcales Prévot 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
               Family Brevibacteriaceae Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
                 Genus Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   01 Brevibacterium linens (Wolff 1910) Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   02 Brevibacterium albidum Komagata and Iizuka 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   03 Brevibacterium antiquum Gavrish et al. 2005
                   04 Brevibacterium aurantiacum Gavrish et al. 2005
                   05 Brevibacterium avium Pascual and Collins 1999
                   06 Brevibacterium casei Collins et al. 1983
                   07 Brevibacterium celere Ivanova et al. 2004
                   08 Brevibacterium epidermidis Collins et al. 1983
                   09 Brevibacterium frigoritolerans Delaporte and Sasson 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   10 Brevibacterium halotolerans Delaporte and Sasson 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   11 Brevibacterium iodinum (ex Davis 1939) Collins et al. 1981
                   12 Brevibacterium luteolum corrig. Wauters et al. 2003
                   13 Brevibacterium luteum Komagata and Iizuka 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   14 Brevibacterium mcbrellneri McBride et al. 1994
                   15 Brevibacterium otitidis Pascual et al. 1996
                   16 Brevibacterium paucivorans Wauters et al. 2001
                   17 Brevibacterium permense Gavrish et al. 2005
                   18 Brevibacterium picturae Heyrman et al. 2004
                   19 Brevibacterium pusillum Iizuka and Komagata 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   20 Brevibacterium samyangense Lee 2006
                   21 Brevibacterium sanguinis Wauters et al. 2004
                   22 Brevibacterium stationis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) see Corynebacterium stationis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Bernard et al. 2010