[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Actinobacteria" Garrity and Holt 2001
       Class "Actinobacteria" Stackebrandt et al. 1997
         Subclass Actinobacteridae Stackebrandt et al. 1997 see Class Actinobacteria Stackebrandt et al. 1997
           Order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Suborder Micromonosporineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997
               Family Micromonosporaceae Krasil'nikov 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
                 Genus Couchioplanes Tamura et al. 1994
                   [Couchioplanes caeruleus] (Horan and Brodsky 1986) Tamura et al. 1994
                     1 Couchioplanes caeruleus subsp. caeruleusᵀ (Horan and Brodsky 1986) Tamura et al. 1994
                     2 Couchioplanes caeruleus subsp. azureus Tamura et al. 1994