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Tree of Life
  • Prokaryotes (no nucleus, unicellular)
    • Archaea (often extremophiles)
    • Bacteria
      • Cyanobacteria (have chlorophyll, e.g. spirulina)
      • Spirochetes (cause syphilis & Lyme disease)
  • Eukaryotes
    • Protozoa/Protists (unicellular)
      • Alveolates (phylum; cause malaria, toxoplasmosis)
        • Paramecium (cilia-bearing genus)
        • Giardia, Cryptosporidium (diarrhea-causing genera)
      • Amoebozoa (phylum of amoeboid protists)
        • Amoeba (genus)
        • Chaos (genus incl "giant amoeba")
    • Fungi
      • Yeast (unicellular)
      • Molds, Mushrooms (multi-cellular)
    • Plants
      • Algae (water plants)
      • Embryophyte (land plants)
        • Mosses
        • Ferns
        • Gymnosperms (incl conifers)
        • Angiosperms (flowering plants)
    • Animals
      • Invertebrates
        • Arthropods
          • Crustaceans
          • Insects
          • Arachnids
        • Mollusks
          • Gastropods (snails etc)
          • Bivalves (clams etc)
          • Cephalopods (squid etc)
      • Vertebrates
        • Fish
        • Amphibians
        • Reptiles
        • Birds
        • Mammals
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