Kingdom Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. [paraphyletic?] - bacteria see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
   Subkingdom Unibacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 [paraphyletic?] see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
     Division Archaebacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 see Domain Archaea Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
       Subdivision Euryarchaeota Cavalier-Smith 2002 see Phylum Euryarchaeota Garrity and Holt 2002 stat. inval.
         Superclass Neobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002
           Class Methanothermea Cavalier-Smith 2002 nom. rej. [paraphyletic?] see Class Methanococci Boone 2002
             Order Methanopyrales Huber and Stetter 2001 nom. inval. see Order Methanopyrales Huber and Stetter 2002