prokaryotes - bacteria see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
   Domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval. see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024
     Phylum "Firmicutes" (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Garrity and Holt 2001 stat. inval. see Phylum Bacillota Gibbons and Murray 2021
       Class Bacilli Ludwig et al. 2010
         Order Lactobacillales Ludwig et al. 2010
           Family Enterococcaceae Ludwig et al. 2010
             1 Genus Bavariicoccus Schmidt et al. 2009
             2 Genus Catellicoccus Lawson et al. 2006
             3 Genus Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
             4 Genus Melissococcus corrig. Bailey and Collins 1983
             5 Genus Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al. 2006
             6 Genus Tetragenococcus Collins et al. 1993
             7 Genus Vagococcus Collins et al. 1990