[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 Corynebacterineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997
               Family Nocardiaceae Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
                 Genus Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
                   Nocardia carnea (Rossi Doria 1891) Castellani and Chalmers 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)