| Kingdom | Phylum | Order | Family | Genus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | Actinobacteria | Actinomycetales | Corynebacteriaceae | Corynebacterium Lehmann & Neumann, 1896 |
| Rank | Scientific name | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| subspecies | Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. afermentans | accepted |
| subspecies | Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. lipophilum Riegel et al., 1993 | accepted |
Corynebacterium afermentans Riegel et al., 1993. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via biodiversity.aq on 2019-11-24.