Life on Earth
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"Tellurobiota" - Life on Earth |
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LIFE ("Tellurobiota") | Bacteria (Crown Group Life) |--Eubacteria `--+--Archaea `--Eukarya |--Chlorobionta `--+--Fungi `--Metazoa |--Deuterostomia (incl. Vertebrata) `--Protostomia |
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The following provisional dendrogram (more about dendrograms or "cladograms" here) is included until we have a more complete one ready. No hyperlinks added yet, sorry.
Tellurobiota (Life on Earth)
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o Bacteria (LUCA)
|--o Eubacteria ("True" bacteria; note - phylogenetic relationships controversial!)
| |--Actinobacteria (Gram positive bacteria)
| `--+--+--Thermotogae (a small group of extremophiles)
| | `--Firmicutes (Gram positive bacteria)
| `--o Didermata
| |--Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green algae)
| `--+--Sphingobacteria
| `--Proteobacteria (most bacteria)
`--o Neomura
|--o Archaea (anaerobic "archaic" bacteria)
| |--Crenarchaeota
| `--Euryarchaeota
`--o Eukarya (organisms with a cell nucleus - note: conflicting phylogenies)
|--Metamonada (includes symbiotes with termites)
`--+--Discicristata (euglena, a plant-animal like form, and similar)
`--+--Rhizaria (amoeba-like forms, often with shells)
| |?--Vendobionta (enigmatic Precambrian forms, the first large animals)
| |--Radiolaria
| `--+--Foraminifera
| `--Cercozoa
`--+--+--o Chromalveolata
| | |--o Alveolata
| | | |--Ciliophora (Ciliates)
| | | `--o Miozoa
| | | |--Dinozoa (Dinoflagellata)
| | | `--Apicomplexa (Sporozoa)
| | `--Chromista (diatoms and related types ("Golden algae"))
| `--o Plantae (Plant Kingdom)
| |--Rhodophyta (Red algae)
| `--o Chlorobionta (Green plants)
| |--Chlorophyta (green algae in part)
| `--+--Charophyta (green algae in part)
| |==(various green algae)
| `--o Embryophyta (land plants)
| |--Bryophyta (mosses)
| `--o Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
| |=="Rhyniophytes"
| `--+--Lycophyta (club mosses and their tree-like ancestors)
| `--o Euphyllophyta
| |--Monilophyta (horsetails and ferns)
| `--Spermatophyta (seed plants)
`--+--Apusomonadida
`--+--Amoebozoa (amoebas)
`--o Opisthokonta
|--+--Microsporidia
| `--o Fungi
| |--Chytridiomycota (aquatic forms)
| `--+--Zygomycota (bread mold, etc)
| `--+--o Basidiomycota
| | |--Ustilaginomycetes
| | `--Hymenomycetes
| `--o Ascomycota
| |==Taphrinomycotina
| `--+--Saccharomycotina (yeasts)
| `--Pezizomycotina
`--o Metazoa (animals)
|--Choanoflagellata
`==Porifera (sponges)
|--Ctenophora (comb jellies)
`--+--Cnidaria (jellyfish, corals, etc)
`--o Bilateria
|--o Protostomia
| |--o Ecdysozoa
| | |--+--Chaetognatha (arrow worms)
| | | `--Nemata
| | `--+--Tardigrada
| | `--o Arthropoda (phylogeny controversial)
| | |== Lobopoda
| | `--+--Anomalocarida
| | |--Trilobita
| | `--+--Myriapoda
| | `--+--Chelicerata
| | `--+--Crustacea
| | `--Insecta
| |?--Bryozoa
| `--o Lophotrochozoa
| `== Halkieriids and other "coat of mail" animals
| |--o Mollusca (snails, clams, squid, etc)
| | |--Polyplacophora (chitons)
| | `--+--Bivalvia
| | `--+--Gastropoda (slugs and snails)
| | `--Cephalopoda (squids and octopii)
| `--+--Annelida (segmented worms)
| `--+--Scalidophora
| `--Brachiopoda
`--o Deuterostomia
|--Vetulicolia
`--+--o Ambulacraria
| |--Hemichordata
| `--+--Vetulocystidae
| `== Homalozoa
| `--Echinodermata (starfish, sea urchins, etc)
`--o Chordata
|--Cephalochordata
`--o Vertebrata (backboned animals)
`--+--Conodonta (ancient eel-like animals)
`--+--Pteraspidomorphi (early armoured vertebrates)
`--o Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
|--Placodermi (early armoured fish)
`--+--Chondrichthyes (sharks and rays)
`--+--Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)
`==Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish)
`--o Tetrapoda (land vertebrates)
|--Temnospondyli (early amphibians)
| `--Lissamphibia (modern amphibians)
`--o Reptilomorpha (reptile-like amphibians)
|--+--Anapsida (turtles and others)
| `--o Eureptilia
| |--Ichthyosauria (Mesozoic marine reptiles)
| `--+--+--Sauropterygia (more Mesozoic marine reptiles)
| | `--Lepidosauria (lizards and snakes and their relatives)
| `--o Archosauria (ruling reptiles)
| |--Crocodylia (Crocodiles and their ancestors)
| `--+--Pterosauria (flying reptiles)
| `--o Dinosauria
| |--Ornithischia (plant eating dinosaurs)
| `--+--Sauropodomorpha (giant long-necked plant eaters)
| `==Theropoda (carnivorous dinosaurs)
| `--Aves (Birds)
`--o Synapsida
`==Therapsida ("mammal-like reptiles")
`--o Mammalia
|--Allotheria (early mammals)
`--+--Metatheria (Marsupials)
`--o Eutheria (Placentals)
|--Insectivora (Insectivores)
`--+--+--Glires (rabbits, rodents, etc)
| `--Archonta (bats, primates, etc)
`--+--Ferae (carnivorous mammals)
`--o Ungulatomorpha (hooved mammals (ungulates))
|--Cetartiodactyla (whales and even-toed ungulates)
`--Altungulata (other ungulates)
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