prokaryotes - bacteria see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
   Domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Actinobacteria" Garrity and Holt 2001
       Class Actinobacteria Stackebrandt et al. 1997
         Order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
           Suborder Corynebacterineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997
             Family Corynebacteriaceae Lehmann and Neumann 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
               Genus Bacterionema Gilmour et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) see Genus Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)