Opisthokonta (fungi, animals and relatives) Life
> Eukaryotes
Classification
Fungi (fungi)
Includes mushrooms, yeasts, molds, rusts, candida and others. |
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Mesomycetozoa
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Choanomonada
Unicellular organisms found in freshwater and in the oceans. A special
group because their closest living relatives are the sponges which are
the most primitive of the animals (Metazoa). Synonyms: Choanozoa,
Choanomastigota, Choanoflagellida. Genera include: Bicosta,
Codonosiga, Monosiga, Salpingoeca, Sphaeroeca, Stelexomonas, and
Stephanoeca. |
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Metazoa (animals)
Includes
sponges, earthworms, snails, starfish, sea urchins, crabs,
insects,
spiders, fish, mammals, birds,
reptiles, amphibians, and many more. |
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Publications
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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.
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