life see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Prokarya see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Kingdom Bacteria (Cohn 1870) Cavalier-Smith 1983 - bacteria see Kingdom Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002
       Subkingdom Eubacteria Cavalier-Smith 1981 see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
         Division Gracilicutes Gibbons and Murray 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) see Phylum Gracilicutes
           Phylum Chlorobia see Phylum Chlorobi Garrity and Holt 2001
             1 Genus Ancalochloris Gorlenko and Lebedeva 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
             2 Genus Chlorobium Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
             3 Genus Chlorochromatium see Genus Chlorobium Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
             4 Genus Chloroherpeton Gibson et al. 1985
             5 Genus Chloronema Dubinina and Gorlenko 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)
             6 Genus Pelodictyon Lauterborn 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)
             7 Genus Prosthecochloris Gorlenko 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)