living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Prokaryotae see Superkingdom Prokarya
     Kingdom Monera Haeckel 1866 see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
       Division Bacteria (Haeckel 1894) see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
         "Sheathed bacteria"
           1 Genus Lieskeella
           2 Genus Phragmidiothrix
           3 Genus Clonothrix
           4 Genus Crenothrix Cohn 1870 (Approved Lists 1980)
           5 Genus Sphaerotilus Kützing 1833 (Approved Lists 1980)
           6 Genus Leptothrix Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980)
           7 Genus Haliscomenobacter van Veen et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)