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.
         "Gram-negative cocci and coccobacilli"
           Family Neisseriaceae Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Genus Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980) nom. cons.
               Neisseria elongata Bøvre and Holten 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)