Domain Eucaryota
   Subdomain Amoebota Doweld (2001)
     Kingdom Amoebobiota Doweld, 2001
       Subkingdom Amoebobiotina Dillon, 1963
         Phylum Vampyrellozoa Doweld, 2001 [monotypic]
           Class Vampyrellatea Doweld, 2001
             Subclass Vampyrellatinea Doweld, 2001
               Order Vampyrellida West, 1901
                 Family Vampyrellidae Zopf, 1885
                   Genus Vampyrella Cienkowski, 1865