prokaryotes - bacteria see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
   Domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Chloroflexi" Garrity and Holt 2001
       Class Thermomicrobia Garrity and Holt 2002 [monotypic]
         Subclass Sphaerobacteridae Stackebrandt et al. 1997
           Order Sphaerobacterales Stackebrandt et al. 1997 [monotypic]
             Suborder "Sphaerobacterineae" Garrity et al., 2003 [monotypic]
               Family Sphaerobacteraceae Stackebrandt et al. 1997
                 Genus Nitrolancea Sorokin et al. 2014