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 "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 stat. inval. see Phylum Pseudomonadota Garrity et al. 2021
       Class Gammaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2005
         Order Cellvibrionales Spring et al. 2015
           Family Spongiibacteraceae Spring et al. 2015
             1 Genus "Oceanicoccus" Park et al. 2011 nom. inval.
             2 Genus Dasania Lee et al. 2008
             3 Genus Sinobacterium Su et al. 2013
             4 Genus Spongiibacter Graeber et al. 2008
             5 Genus Zhongshania Li et al. 2011