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)
             1 ?Family Achromatiaceae Massart 1901 (Approved Lists 1980) see Family Thiotrichaceae
             2 ?Family Pelonemataceae
             3 Family Cytophagaceae Stanier 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)
             4 Family Beggiatoaceae Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980) see Family Thiotrichaceae
             5 Family Simonsiellaceae Steed 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) see Family Neisseriaceae Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)
             6 Family Leucotrichaceae Buchanan 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) see Family Thiotrichaceae