[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval. see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 stat. inval. see Phylum Pseudomonadota Garrity et al. 2021
       Class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006
         Order Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
           Family Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Genus Azospirillum Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
               Azospirillum irakense Khammas et al. 1991 see Niveispirillum irakense (Khammas et al. 1991) Lin et al. 2014