life see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Empire Prokaryota (Dougherty 1957) Allsopp 1969 [monotypic] see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
     Kingdom Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 1998 nom. inval. [paraphyletic] - bacteria see Kingdom Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval.
       Subkingdom Negibacteria Cavalier-Smith 1987 nom. inval. [paraphyletic?] see Subkingdom Negibacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval.
         Infrakingdom Glycobacteria Cavalier-Smith 1998 nom. inval. [paraphyletic?] see Infrakingdom Glycobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval.
           Superphylum Pimelobacteria (Cavalier-Smith 1992) Cavalier-Smith 1998 [paraphyletic?] see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
             Phylum Proteobacteria Garrity and Holt 2001 nom. nud. see Phylum Proteobacteria Garrity et al. 2005 stat. inval.
               Subphylum Rhodobacteria Cavalier-Smith 1998 see Phylum Proteobacteria Garrity and Holt 2001 nom. nud.
                 Infraphylum Chromatibacteria Cavalier-Smith 1998 see Phylum Proteobacteria Garrity et al. 2005 stat. inval.
                   Genus Haemophilus corrig. Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
                     Haemophilus influenzae (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)