Eukaryotes (protists, plants, fungi and animals)

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Amoebozoa
Opisthokonta  (fungi, animals and relatives)
Rhizaria
Archaeplastida  (green algae, green seaweeds, red seaweeds, land plants)
Chromalveolata
Excavata

Links

• Protist Information Server

Publications

• Adl, S.M., Simpson, A.G., Farmer, M.A., Andersen, R.A., Anderson, O.R., Barta, J.R., Bowser, S.S., Brugerolle, G., Fensome, R.A., Fredericq, S., James, T.Y., Karpov, S., Kugrens, P., Krug, J., Lane, C.E., Lewis, L.A., Lodge, J., Lynn, D.H., Mann, D.G., McCourt, R.M., Mendoza, L., Moestrup, Ø., Mozley-Standridge, S.E., Nerad, T.A., Shearer, C.A., Smirnov, A.V., Spiegel, F.W. and Taylor, M.F.J.R. 2005. The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists. Eukaryote Microbiology 52(5): 399-451.

• Finlay, B.J.,  Esteban, G.F.,  Olmo, J.L.,  Tyler, P.A. 1999. Global distribution of free-living microbial species Ecography 22(2): 138–144.