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<h2>'''<font color="#55075D">Microbial Phylogeny</font><br /><br />'''</h2>

The [[Three Domains of Life|'''three Domains of Life''']] each have defining characteristics that are both separate and similar.<br>
Within each Domain these ranks are shown: '''<font color="#55075D">Division, Order, Genus</font>. '''Links provide full taxonomy and description.  See also [[Taxonomy Index]].'''
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<font size="+3">'''Bacteria'''</font>
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<font size="+3">'''Archaea'''</font>
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<font size="+3">'''Eukarya'''</font>
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<font size="3">'''Acidobacteria''' </font>
* '''Acidobacteriaceae'''
** '''''[[Candidatus Chloracidobacterium]]'''''
<font size="3">'''Actinobacteria''' </font>
* '''Actinomycetales'''
** '''''[[Arthrobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Corynebacterium]]'''''
** '''''[[Frankia]]'''''
** '''''[[Micrococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Mycobacterium]]'''''
** '''''[[Propionibacterium]]'''''
** '''''[[Streptomyces]]'''''
* '''Bifidobacteriales'''
** '''''[[Bifidobacterium]]'''''

<font size="3">'''Aquificae'''</font>
* '''Aquificales'''
** '''''[[Aquifex]]'''''

<font size="3">'''Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi group'''</font>
* '''Bacteroidales'''
** '''''[[Bacteroides]]'''''
** '''''[[Porphyromonas]]'''''
* '''Chlorobiales'''
** '''''[[Chlorobium]]'''''
* '''Flavobacteriales'''
** '''''[[Flavobacterium]]'''''
<font size="3">'''Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia'''</font>
* '''Chlamydiales'''
** '''''[[Chlamydia]]'''''
* '''Verrucomicrobiales'''
** '''''[[Prosthecobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Verrucomicrobium]]<br />'''''
<font size="3">'''Chloroflexi'''</font>
* '''Chlorflexales'''
** '''''[[Chloroflexus]]'''''

<font size="3">'''Cyanobacteria'''</font>
* '''Chloroplast'''
* '''Chroococcales'''
** '''''[[Chroococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Merismopedia]]'''''
** '''''[[Synechococcus]]'''''<br />
* '''Nostocales'''
** '''''[[Anabaena]]'''''
** '''''[[Nostoc]]'''''
* '''Oscillatoriales'''
** '''''[[Spirulina]]'''''
** '''''[[Trichodesmium]]'''''
* '''Pleurocapsales'''
** '''''[[Pleurocapsa]]'''''
* '''Prochlorophytes'''
** '''''[[Prochlorococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Prochloron]]'''''
<font size="3">'''Firmicutes (Gram positive)'''</font>
* '''Bacillales'''
** '''''[[Bacillus]]'''''
** '''''[[Listeria]]'''''
** '''''[[Staphylococcus]]'''''
* '''Clostridiales'''
** '''''[[Clostridium]]'''''
** '''''[[Dehalobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Epulopiscium]]'''''
** '''''[[Ruminococcus]]<br />'''''
* '''Lactobacillales'''
** '''''[[Enterococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Lactobacillus]]'''''
** '''''[[Streptococcus]]'''''
* '''Mollicutes'''
** '''''[[Erysipelothrix]]''''' 
** '''''[[Mycoplasma]]'''''<br /><br />
<font size="3">'''Nitrospirae'''</font>
* '''Nitrospirales'''
** '''''[[Leptospirillum]]'''''
** '''''[[Nitrospira]]'''''
** '''''[[Thermodesulfobacterium]]'''''
<font size="3">'''Planctomycetes'''</font>
* '''Planctomycetales'''
** '''''[[Gemmata]]'''''
** '''''[[Pirellula]]'''''
** '''''[[Planctomyces]]''<br />'''
<font size="3">'''[[Proteobacteria]] (Alpha)'''</font>
* '''Caulobacterales'''
** '''''[[Caulobacter]]'''''
* '''Rhizobiales'''
** '''''[[Agrobacterium]]'''''
** '''''[[Bradyrhizobium]]'''''
** '''''[[Brucella]]'''''
** '''''[[Methylobacterium]]'''''
** '''''[[Prosthecomicrobium]]'''''
** '''''[[Rhizobium]]'''''
** '''''[[Rhodopseudomonas]]'''''
** '''''[[Sinorhizobium]]'''''
* '''Rhodobacterales'''
** '''''[[Rhodobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Roseobacter]]'''''
* '''Rhodospirales'''
** '''''[[Acetobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Rhodospirillum]]'''''
* '''Rickettsiales'''
** '''''[[Rickettsia]]'''''
** '''''[[Rickettsia conorii]]'''''
** '''[[Mitochondria]]'''
** '''''[[Wolbachia]]'''''<br />
* '''Sphingomonadales'''
** '''''[[Erythrobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Erythromicrobium]]'''''
** '''''[[Sphingomonas]]<br />'''''
<font size="3">'''[[Proteobacteria]] (Beta)'''</font>
* '''Burkholderiales'''
** '''''[[Alcaligenes]]'''''
** '''''[[Burkholderia]]'''''
** '''''[[Leptothrix]]'''''
** '''''[[Sphaerotilus]]'''''
* '''Hydrogenophilales'''
** '''''[[Thiobacillus]]'''''
* '''Neisseriales'''
** '''''[[Neisseria]]'''''
* '''Nitrosomonadales'''
** '''''[[Nitrosomonas]]'''''
** '''''[[Gallionella]]'''''
** '''''[[Spirillum]]'''''
* '''Rhodocyclales'''
** '''''[[Azoarcus]]<br />'''''
<font size="3">'''[[Proteobacteria]] (Gamma)'''</font>
* '''Aeromonadales'''
** '''''[[Aeromonas]]'''''
** '''''[[Succinomonas]]'''''
** '''''[[Succinivibrio]]'''''
** '''''[[Ruminobacter]]'''''
* '''Chromatiales'''
** '''''[[Nitrosococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Thiocapsa]]<br />'''''
* '''Enterobacteriales'''
** '''''[[Enterobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Escherichia]]'''''
** '''''[[Klebsiella]]'''''
** '''''[[Salmonella]]'''''
** '''''[[Shigella]]'''''
** '''''[[Wigglesworthia]]'''''
** '''''[[Yersinia]]<br />'''''
* '''Legionellales'''
** '''''[[Coxiella]]'''''
** '''''[[Legionella]]<br />'''''
* '''Oceanospirales'''
** '''''[[Halomonas]]'''''
* '''Pasteurellales'''
** '''''[[Pasteurella]]'''''
* '''Pseudomonadales'''
** '''''[[Acinetobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Azotobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Pseudomonas]]'''''
** '''''[[Psychrobacter]]<br />'''''
* '''Thiotrichales'''
** '''''[[Beggiatoa]]'''''
** '''''[[Thiomargarita]]'''''
* '''Vibrionales'''
** '''''[[Vibrio]]'''''
* '''Xanthomonadales'''
** '''''[[Xanthomonas]]'''''

<font size="3">'''[[Proteobacteria]] (Delta/Epsilon)'''</font>
* '''Bdellobvionales'''
** '''''[[Bdellovibrio]]'''''
* '''Campylobacterales'''
** '''''[[Campylobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Helicobacter]]'''''
* '''Myxococcales'''
** '''''[[Myxococcus]]'''''
* '''Desulfobacterales'''
** '''''[[Desulfosarcina]]'''''
* '''Desulfuromonadales'''
** '''''[[Geobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Desulfuromonas]]''''' <br />
<font size="3">'''Spirochaetes'''</font>
* '''Spirochaetales'''
** '''''[[Borrelia]]'''''
** '''''[[Leptospira]]'''''
** '''''[[Treponema]]'''''
<font size="3">'''Thermotogae'''</font>
* '''Thermotogales'''
** '''''Petrotoga'''''
** '''''[[Thermotoga]]''''' <br />
<font size="3">'''Thermus/Deinococcus group'''</font>
* '''Deinococcales'''
** '''''[[Deinococcus]]'''''
* '''Thermales'''
** '''''[[Thermus]]'''''
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<font size="3">'''Crenarchaeota'''</font>
* '''Caldisphaerales'''
** '''''[[Caldisphaera]]'''''
* '''Desulfurococcales'''
** '''''[[Acidilobus]]'''''
** '''''[[Aeropyrum]]'''''
** '''''[[Desulfurococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Hyperthermus]]'''''
** '''''[[Pyrodictium]]'''''
** '''''[[Ignicoccus]]'''''
** '''''[[Thermosphaera]]'''''
* '''Sulfolobales'''
** '''''[[Sulfolobus]]'''''
** '''''[[Sulfurisphaera]]'''''
* '''Thermoproteales'''
<font size="3">'''Euryarchaeota'''</font>
* '''Archaeoglobales'''
** '''''[[Archaeoglobus]]'''''
* '''Haloarchaea (Halobacteriales)'''
** '''''[[Haloarcula]]'''''
** '''''[[Halobacterium]]'''''
** '''''[[Halococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Haloferax]]'''''
** '''''[[Haloquadra]]'''''
** '''''[[Halorhabdus]]'''''
** '''''[[Natronococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Natronomonas]]'''''
* '''Methanobacteriales'''
** '''''[[Methanothermobacter]]'''''
** '''''[[Methanosphaera]]'''''
* '''Methanococcales'''
** '''''[[Methanococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Methanoculleus]]'''''
* '''Methanomicrobiales'''
** '''''[[Methanofollis]]'''''
* '''Methanosarcinales'''
** '''''[[Methanosarcina]]'''''
* '''Methanopyrales'''
** '''''[[Methanopyrus]]'''''
* '''Thermococcales'''
** '''''[[Pyrococcus]]'''''
** '''''[[Thermococcus]]'''''
* '''Thermoplasmatales'''
** '''''[[Ferroplasma]]'''''
** '''''[[Picrophilus]]'''''
** '''''[[Thermoplasma]]'''''
* '''Thermoproteales'''
** '''''[[Pyrobaculum]]'''''

<font size="3">'''Korarchaeota<br />'''</font>

'''<font size="3">Nanoarchaeota</font>'''
* '''''[[Nanoarchaeum]]'''''
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<font size="3">'''Opisthokonta'''</font>

* '''[[Metazoa|Metazoa (multicellular animals)]]'''
* '''[[Choanoflagellata]]'''
* '''Fungi (Eumycota, true fungi)'''
** '''[[Ascomycota]]'''
*** '''''[[Aspergillus]]'''''
*** '''''[[Cladosporium]]'''''
*** '''''[[Magnaporthe]]'''''
*** '''''[[Morchella]]'''''
*** '''''[[Neurospora]]'''''
*** '''''[[Penecillium|Penicillium]]'''''
*** '''''[[Saccharomyces]]'''''
** '''[[Basidiomycota]]'''
*** '''''[[Cryptococcus]]'''''
*** '''''[[Ustilago]]'''''
** '''[[Chytridiomycota]]'''
** '''[[Microsporidia]]'''
** '''[[Zygomycota]]'''

<font size="3">'''Viridiplantae (algae & plant)'''</font>

* '''Multicellular Plants'''
* '''[[Charophyta]]'''
* '''[[Chlorophyta]]'''
* '''[[Rhodophyta]]'''

<font size="3">'''Amebozoa'''</font>

* '''[[Ameba|Amebas]]'''
* '''[[Pelobionta]]'''
* '''Myxomycota (slime molds)'''
** '''[[Dictiostelida|Dictyostelida]]'''
** '''[[Myxogastria|Myxogastria (myxomycetes)]]'''
** '''[[Protostelida]]'''

<font size="3">'''Cercozoa (shelled amebas)'''</font>

* '''[[Foraminifera]]'''
* '''[[Radiolaria]]'''
* '''[[Euglyphids]]'''

<font size="3">'''Alveolata'''</font> '''(have cortical alveoli)'''

* '''[[Ciliophora]]'''
** '''''[[Didinium]]'''''
** '''''[[Paramecium]]'''''
** '''''[[Stentor]]'''''
** '''''[[Suctoria]]'''''
** '''''[[Vorticella]]'''''
* '''[[Dinoflagellata]]'''
** '''''[[Alexandrium]]'''''
** '''''[[Ceratium]]'''''
** '''''[[Pfiesteria]]'''''
** '''[[Zooxanthellae]]'''
* '''[[Apicomplex|Apicomplexa]]'''
** '''Piroplasmida'''
*** '''''[[Babesia]]'''''
** '''Haemosporida'''
*** '''''[[Leukocytozoon]]'''''
*** '''''[[Plasmodium]]'''''
** '''Coccidia'''
*** '''''[[Cryptosporidium]]'''''
*** '''''[[Cyclospora]]'''''
*** '''''[[Sarcocystis]]'''''


<font size="3">'''Marine flagellates (other)'''</font>


<font size="3">'''Heterokonta (Stramenopiles)'''</font>

* '''[[Bicosoecids]]'''
* '''[[Chrysophyta]]'''
* '''[[Actinophrydae]]'''
* '''[[Bacillariophyta]] (diatoms)'''
* '''[[Chrysophyceae]]'''
* '''[[Xanthophyceae]]'''
* '''[[Oomycota]]'''
* '''[[Labyrinthula|Labyrinthulids]]'''
* '''[[Opalinids]]'''
* '''[[Phaeophyceae]] (kelp)'''
* '''Haptophytes'''
** '''''[[Emiliana|Emiliania]]'''''

<font size="3">'''Discicristata'''</font>

* '''[[Acrasids]]'''
* '''[[Euglenozoa]]'''
* '''Trypanosoma'''
** '''''[[Trypanosoma]]'''''
** '''''[[Leishmania]]'''''

<font size="3">'''Excavata'''</font>

* '''[[Diplomonada|Diplomonads]]'''
** '''[[Giardia]]'''
* '''[[Oxymonads]]'''
* '''[[Parabasalia|Parabasalids]]'''
** '''''[[Mixotricha]]'''''
** '''''[[Parabasalia|Trichomonas]]'''''
* '''[[Retortamonads]]'''

<font size="3">'''Emerging Eukaryotes'''</font>

* '''[[Nano- and Picoeukaryotes]]'''

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