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DIVERSITY OF LIFE

Jack Holt and Carlos Iudica

The truth is that the number of distinguishable living creatures almost surpasses imagination. T. H. Huxley 1859


DOMAIN
EUBACTERIA

DOMAIN
ARCHAEA
DOMAIN EUKARYA
SUPERGROUP UNIKONTASUPERGROUP EXCAVATA

ANIMALIA

FUNGI

AMOEBOZOAE

EUEXCAVATA
DISCICRISTATAE
DOMAIN EUKARYA
“DOMAIN”
VIRUSES*
SUPERGROUP CHROMALVEOLATASUPERGROUP ARCHAEPLASTIDA

HACROBIAE

HETEROKONTAE

ALVEOLATAE

RHIZARIAE

RHODOPLANTAE

VIRIDIPLANTAE
*Flu virus image from: https://health.uct.ac.za/medical-virology/teaching/influenza-virus
Taxonomic Index

Dictionary of Terms
The Diversity of Life web site is designed to be used for educational purposes. As with most web sites, the linked pages are under continuous revision, as is our understanding of the relationships of living things. If you use information from these pages, please cite them as follows:
Holt, Jack R. and Carlos A. Iudica. 2016. Diversity of Life. https://wordpress.susqu.edu/course-diversityoflife/. Last modified: 09/04/16.

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