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Kingdom
In biological taxonomy, kingdom or regnum is a taxonomic rank in either (historically) the highest rank, or (in the new three-domain system) the rank below domain. Each kingdom is divided into smaller groups called phyla (or in some contexts these are called "divisions"). Currently, many textbooks...
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Monera
Monera is a now-obsolete taxonomic group in biological classification originally understood as one of five biological kingdoms. The Monera kingdom included most organisms with a prokaryotic cell organization (that is, no nucleus). For this reason,...
Scientific name:
- Monera
ITIS Taxon S/N:
- 202420
Chromista
The Chromista are a eukaryotic supergroup, probably polyphyletic, which may be treated as a separate kingdom or included among the Protista. They include all algae whose chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and c, as well as various colorless forms...
Scientific name:
- Chromista
ITIS Taxon S/N:
- 630578
Animal
Animals are a major group of mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most...
Scientific name:
- Animalia
ITIS Taxon S/N:
- 202423
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Fungus
A fungus (pronounced /ˈfʌŋɡəs/) is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. The Fungi (pronounced /ˈfʌndʒaɪ/ or /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/) are classified as a...
Scientific name:
- Fungi
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View entire collection »ITIS Taxon S/N:
- 555705
NCBI Taxon ID:
- 4751
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Protist
Protists (pronounced /ˈproʊtɨst/), are a diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms. Historically, protists were treated as the kingdom Protista but this group is no longer recognized in modern taxonomy. Instead, it is "better regarded as a loose...
Scientific name:
- Protista
ITIS Taxon S/N:
- 630577
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Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. About 350,000 species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns...
Scientific name:
- Plantae
ITIS Taxon S/N:
- 202422
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Chromalveolate
Chromalveolata is a eukaryote supergroup first proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith as a refinement of his kingdom Chromista, which was first proposed in 1981. It was proposed to represent the result of a single secondary endosymbiosis of a line...
Scientific name:
- Chromalveolata
