"Tellurobiota" -
Life on Earth
Life Master Dendrogram

Master Dendrogram

Abbreviated Dendrogram
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) │ └─○Bacteria (LUCA) ├─○Eubacteria ("True" bacteria; note - phylogenetic relationships controversial!) │ ├─Actinobacteria (Gram positive bacteria) │ └─┬─┬─Thermotogae (a small group of extremophiles) │ │ └─Firmicutes (Gram positive bacteria) │ └─○Didermata │ ├─Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green algae) │ └─┬─Sphingobacteria │ └─Proteobacteria (most bacteria) └─○Neomura ├─○Archaea (anaerobic "archaic" bacteria) │ ├─Crenarchaeota │ └─Euryarchaeota └─○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 └─┬─┬─○Chromalveolata │ │ ├─○Alveolata │ │ │ ├─Ciliophora (Ciliates) │ │ │ └─○Miozoa │ │ │ ├─Dinozoa (Dinoflagellata) │ │ │ └─Apicomplexa (Sporozoa) │ │ └─Chromista (diatoms and related types ("Golden algae")) │ └─○Plantae (Plant Kingdom) │ ├─Rhodophyta (Red algae) │ └─○Chlorobionta (Green plants) │ ├─Chlorophyta (green algae in part) │ └─┬─Charophyta (green algae in part) │ ╞═(various green algae) │ └─○Embryophyta (land plants) │ ├─Bryophyta (mosses) │ └─○Tracheophyta (vascular plants) │ ╞═"Rhyniophytes" │ └─┬─Lycophyta (club mosses and their tree-like ancestors) │ └─○Euphyllophyta │ ├─Monilophyta (horsetails and ferns) │ └─Spermatophyta (seed plants) └─┬─Apusomonadida └─┬─Amoebozoa (amoebas) └─○Opisthokonta ├─┬─Microsporidia │ └─○Fungi │ ├─Chytridiomycota (aquatic forms) │ └─┬─Zygomycota (bread mold, etc) │ └─┬─○Basidiomycota │ │ ├─Ustilaginomycetes │ │ └─Hymenomycetes │ └─○Ascomycota │ ╞═Taphrinomycotina │ └─┬─Saccharomycotina (yeasts) │ └─Pezizomycotina └─○Metazoa (animals) ├─Choanoflagellata ╘═Porifera (sponges) ├─Ctenophora (comb jellies) └─┬─Cnidaria (jellyfish, corals, etc) └─○Bilateria ├─○Protostomia │ ├─○Ecdysozoa │ │ ├─┬─Chaetognatha (arrow worms) │ │ │ └─Nemata │ │ └─┬─Tardigrada │ │ └─○Arthropoda (phylogeny controversial) │ │ ╞═Lobopoda │ │ └─┬─Anomalocarida │ │ ├─Trilobita │ │ └─┬─Myriapoda │ │ └─┬─Chelicerata │ │ └─┬─Crustacea │ │ └─Insecta │ ├?─Bryozoa │ └─○Lophotrochozoa │ ╘═Halkieriids and other "coat of mail" animals │ ├─○Mollusca (snails, clams, squid, etc) │ │ ├─Polyplacophora (chitons) │ │ └─┬─Bivalvia │ │ └─┬─Gastropoda (slugs and snails) │ │ └─Cephalopoda (squids and octopii) │ └─┬─Annelida (segmented worms) │ └─┬─Scalidophora │ └─Brachiopoda └─○Deuterostomia ├─Vetulicolia └─┬─○Ambulacraria │ ├─Hemichordata │ └─┬─Vetulocystidae │ ╘═Homalozoa │ └─Echinodermata (starfish, sea urchins, etc) └─○Chordata ├─Cephalochordata └─○Vertebrata (backboned animals) └─┬─Conodonta (ancient eel-like animals) └─┬─Pteraspidomorphi (early armoured vertebrates) └─○Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) ├─Placodermi (early armoured fish) └─┬─Chondrichthyes (sharks and rays) └─┬─Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) ╘═Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) └─○Tetrapoda (land vertebrates) ├─Temnospondyli (early amphibians) │ └─Lissamphibia (modern amphibians) └─○Reptilomorpha (reptile-like amphibians) ├─┬─Anapsida (turtles and others) │ └─○Eureptilia │ ├─Ichthyosauria (Mesozoic marine reptiles) │ └─┬─┬─Sauropterygia (more Mesozoic marine reptiles) │ │ └─Lepidosauria (lizards and snakes and their relatives) │ └─○Archosauria (ruling reptiles) │ ├─Crocodylia (Crocodiles and their ancestors) │ └─┬─Pterosauria (flying reptiles) │ └─○Dinosauria │ ├─Ornithischia (plant eating dinosaurs) │ └─┬─Sauropodomorpha (giant long-necked plant eaters) │ ╘═Theropoda (carnivorous dinosaurs) │ └─Aves (Birds) └─○Synapsida ╘═Therapsida ("mammal-like reptiles") └─○Mammalia ├─Allotheria (early mammals) └─┬─Metatheria (Marsupials) └─○Eutheria (Placentals) ├─Insectivora (Insectivores) └─┬─┬─Glires (rabbits, rodents, etc) │ └─Archonta (bats, primates, etc) └─┬─Ferae (carnivorous mammals) └─○Ungulatomorpha (hooved mammals (ungulates)) ├─Cetartiodactyla (whales and even-toed ungulates) └─Altungulata (other ungulates)


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