[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum Deinococcus-Thermus
       Class Deinococci Garrity and Holt 2002
         Order Thermales Rainey and Da Costa 2002
           Family Thermaceae Da Costa and Rainey 2002
             Genus Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
               Thermus filiformis Hudson et al. 1987