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 stat. inval.
       Division Bacteria Murray 1974 nom. vernac. see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
         "Gliding bacteria" see Phylum Myxobacteria
           Order Myxobacterales see Order Myxococcales Tchan et al. 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Family Myxococcaceae Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
               Genus Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)
                 Myxococcus stipitatus Thaxter 1897 (Approved Lists 1980)