This family currently (2015) comprises the following genera:
Acanthocalycium, Acanthocereus, Airampoa, Aporocactus, Ariocarpus, Armatocereus, Arrojadoa, Arthrocereus, Astrophytum, Austrocactus, Austrocylindropuntia, Aztekium, Backebergia, Bergerocactus, Blossfeldia, Brachycereus, Bragaia, Brasilicactus, Brasilicereus, Brasiliopuntia, Bridgesia, Browningia, Cactus, Calymmanthium, Carnegiea, Castellanosia, Cephalocereus, Cephalomamillaria, Cereus, Cipocereus, Cleistocactus, Coleocephalocereus, Consolea, Copiapoa, Corryocactus, Corynopuntia, Coryphantha, Cumulopuntia, Cylindropuntia, Denmoza, Discocactus, Disocactus, Echinocactus, Echinocereus, Echinofossulocactus, Echinomastus, Echinopsis, Epiphyllum, Epithelantha, Erdisia, Eriocereus, Eriosyce, Escobaria, Escontria, Espostoa, Espostoopsis, Estevesia, Eulychnia, Facheiroa, Ferocactus, Frailea, Geohintonia, Grusonia, Gymnocalycium, Haageocereus, Hamatocactus, Hariota, Harrisia, Hatiora, Heliocereus, Hylocereus, Islaya, Isolatocereus, Jasminocereus, Kadenicarpus, Krainzia, Lasiocereus, Lemaireocereus, Leocereus, Lepismium, Leptocereus, Leptocladia, Leuchtenbergia, Lobivia, Lophocereus, Lophophora, Loxanthocereus, Maihuenia, Maihueniopsis, Malacocarpus, Mammillaria, Mammilloydia, Marginatocereus, Matucana, Melocactus, Micranthocereus, Mila, Miqueliopuntia, Monvillea, Myrtillocactus, Neobesseya, Neobuxbaumia, Neochilenia, Neolloydia, Neolobivia, Neomammillaria, Neoporteria, Neoraimondia, Neowerdermannia, Nopalea, Nopalxochia, Notocactus, Nyctocereus, Obregonia, Oehmea, Opuntia, Oreocereus, Oroya, Ortegocactus, Pachgerocereus, Pachycereus, Parodia, Pediocactus, Pelecyphora, Peniocereus, Pereskia, Pereskiopsis, Pfeiffera, Pilocereus, Pilosocereus, Platyopuntia, Polaskia, Porfiria, Praecereus, Pseudoacanthocereus, Pseudomitrocereus, Pseudopilocereus, Pseudorhipsalis, Pterocactus, Pterocereus, Puebloa, Puna, Pygmaeocereus, Pyrrhocactus, Quiabentia, Rebutia, Reicheocactus, Rhipsalis, Rhodocactus, Samaipaticereus, Schlumbergera, Sclerocactus, Selenicereus, Siccobaccatus, Solisia, Stenocactus, Stenocereus, Stephanocereus, Stetsonia, Strombocactus, Sulcorebutia, Tacinga, Tephrocactus, Thelocactus, Thrixanthocereus, Torreycactus, Trichocereus, Tunilla, Turbinicarpus, Uebelmannia, Weberbauerocereus, Weberocereus, Weingartia, Werckleocereus, Wigginsia, Yavia.
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