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 stat. inval.
       Division Bacteria Murray 1974 nom. vernac. see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
         "Gliding bacteria" see Phylum Myxobacteria
           Order Cytophagales Leadbetter 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Family Beggiatoaceae Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)
               1 Genus Beggiatoa Trevisan 1842 nom. cons. (Approved Lists 1980)
               2 Genus Vitreoscilla Pringsheim 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)
               3 Genus Thioploca Lauterborn 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)