[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Verrucomicrobia" Garrity and Holt 2001 see Phylum Verrucomicrobia Hedlund 2011
       Class Verrucomicrobiae Hedlund et al. 1998
         Order Verrucomicrobiales Ward-Rainey et al. 1996
           Family Verrucomicrobiaceae Ward-Rainey et al. 1996
             Genus Prosthecobacter (ex Staley et al. 1976) Staley et al. 1980
               1 Prosthecobacter fusiformis (ex Staley et al. 1976) Staley et al. 1980
               2 Prosthecobacter debontii Hedlund et al. 1998
               3 Prosthecobacter dejongeii Hedlund et al. 1998
               4 Prosthecobacter vanneervenii Hedlund et al. 1998