A TREE OF LIFE
Eukarya
green plants
(Viridophytae)
Angiosperms
Monocots
Opisthokonta
Animalia
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Vertebrata
spirochaetes
green-sulphur bacteria
gamma-proteobacteria
beta-proteobacteria
mitochondria
alpha-proteobacteria
plastids
blue-green bacteria
Thermus
mycoplasmas
hydrogenobacteria
euryarchaeotes
crenarchaeotes
korarchaeotes
parabasalids
diplomonads
euglenids
trypanosomes
Leishmania
acrasid slime molds
dinoflagellates
apicomplexans
ciliates
water molds (oomycetes)
chrysophytes, brown algae
diatoms
radiolarians
cercomonads
foraminiferans
green algae
charalians
mosses
liverworts
hornworts
lycophytes
ferns, horsetails (monilophytes)
cycads
conifers
Amborella
water lilies
rosids
asterids
cacti (Caryophyllales)
poppies (Ranunculales)
laurels (Laurales)
magnolias (Magnoliales)
lilies (Liliales)
orchids, irises (Asparagales)
palms (Arecales)
grasses (Poales)
red algae
slime molds, lobose amoebae (mycetozoans)
ascomycote fungi
basidiomycote fungi
zygomycote fungi
chytridiomycote fungi
microsporidians
choanoflagellates
ichthyosporeans
siliceous "sponges"
calcareous "sponges"
ctenophorans
corals and jellyfish (cnidarians)
acoelomorphs
velvet worms (onychophorans)
water bears (tardigrades)
spiders
mites
scorpions
horseshoe crabs (xiphosurans)
ostracods
barnacles
copepods
crabs, lobster, shrimp (decapods)
millipedes
centipedes
dragonflies
cockroaches, mantises, termites
grasshoppers (orthopterans)
true bugs (hemipterans)
beetles (coleopterans)
ants, wasps (hymenopterans)
fleas (siphonapterans)
flies (dipterans)
butterflies, moths (lepidopterans)
nematodes
kinorhynchs, priapulids
chaetognaths
gastrotrichs
rotifers
platyhelminths
phoronids
brachiopods
bryozoans (ectoprocts)
entoprocts
nemerteans
polychaetes, earthworms, leeches (annelids)
chitons (polyplacophorans)
clams (bivalves)
squids, octopuses (cephalopods)
snails (gastropods)
sea cucumbers (holothurians)
sea urchins (echinoids)
brittlestars (ophiuroids)
starfish (asteroids)
acorn worms (hemichordates)
tunicates (urochordates)
lancelets (Cephalochordata)
hagfish (myxinoids)
lampreys (petromyzontids)
sharks, rays (chondrichthyians)
perches, silversides (percomorphs)
lizardfish, lancetfish (aulopiforms)
salmon, smelts (protocanthopterygians)
minnows, catfish (ostariophysans)
eels, morays (elopomorphs)
elephantfish, mooneyes (osteoglossomorphs)
coelacanths (actinistians)
lungfish (dipnoans)
frogs
salamanders
caecilians
side-necked turtles
vertical-necked turtles
snakes
monitor lizards
skinks (scincoids)
iguanas and allies (iguanians)
tuatara (Sphenodon)
crocodiles, alligators
ratites, tinamous (palaeognaths)
pheasants, waterfowl (galloanserans)
other modern birds (neoavians)
platypus, echidna (monotremes)
kangaroos, opossums (marsupials)
human, rats (eutherians)
Bacteria
Archaea
"Amitochondriate Excavates"
Discricristales
Chromalveolates
Radiolaria, Cercozoa,
Foraminifera
Plantae
Amoebozoa
Fungi
Choanazoa
Ecdysozoa
Lophotrochozoa
Echinodermata
Hemichordata
Chordata