[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 Micrococcineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997 see Order Micrococcales Prévot 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
               Family Dermatophilaceae Austwick 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)
                 Genus Dermatophilus (van Saceghem 1915) Gordon 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   Dermatophilus chelonae Masters et al. 1995 see Austwickia chelonae (Masters et al. 1995) Hamada et al. 2011