THE EUKARYOTIC KINGDOMS.

Cladistics

Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington DC 20052.

Published: March 1985

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study challenges traditional classifications of living organisms, specifically the two and five kingdom models, suggesting they don't capture the full diversity of eukaryotic cells.
  • It presents a cladistic analysis based on cellular structure and biology, leading to new insights.
  • The findings propose that there are actually nine major groups of eukaryotes, highlighting more complexities in cellular classification.

Article Abstract

Abstract- Cladistic analysis of data from ultrastruetural and other cell biological studies indicates that neither the classical two kingdom nor the commonly accepted five kingdom classifications accurately represent the cellular diversity of eukaryotes. The resulting cladogram indicates instead that there are nine major groups of eukaryotes.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.1985.tb00417.xDOI Listing

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