[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 see Superphylum Proteobacteria Craig et al. 2010
       Class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006
         Order Rickettsiales Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
           Genus Caedibacter (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, incertae sedis
             Caedibacter pseudomutans Quackenbush 1982