living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Prokaryotae see Superkingdom Prokarya
     Kingdom Monera Haeckel 1866 see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
       Division Bacteria (Haeckel 1894) see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
         "Gliding bacteria" see Phylum Myxobacteria
           Order Cytophagales Leadbetter 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Family Cytophagaceae Stanier 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
               1 Genus Cytophaga Winogradsky 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)
               2 Genus Flexibacter Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)
               3 Genus Herpetosiphon Holt and Lewin 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
               4 Genus Flexithrix Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
               5 Genus Saprospira Gross 1911 (Approved Lists 1980)
               6 Genus Sporocytophaga Stanier 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)