Follow the links below to begin exploring some of the major lineages of life on this planet! As you can see, there are a lot of them; some of the larger groups have had to be moved to their own contents pages, also linked below.
Life on Earth
Eukaryota: eukaryotes
Discoba: jakobids and discicristates
Amoebozoa: amoebae
Apusozoa: apusozoans
Opisthokonta: opisthokonts
Choanoflagellata: choanoflagellates
Metazoa: animals
Porifera: sponges
Eumetazoa: tissue-grade animals
Coelenterata: corals and jellies
Trilobozoa: trilobozoans
Ctenophora: comb jellies
Cnidaria: cnidarians
Myxozoa: myxozoans
Medusozoa: jellyfish and hydras
Protostomia: protostomes
Gastrotricha: gastrotrichs
Nemertea: ribbon worms
Mollusca: molluscs (table of contents)
Sipuncula
Annelida: segmented worms
Bryozoa: lace animals
Brachiozoa: lamp shells and relatives
Tannuolinidae
Hyolitha
Rhynchonelliformea
Strophomenata
Rhynchonellata
Linguliformea
Entoprocta
Nematomorpha: horsehair worms
Nematodes
Monhysterida
Chromadorida
Desmodorida
Araeolaimida
Plectida
Secernentea
Panarthropoda: panarthropods (table of contents)
Deuterostomia: echinoderms, vertebrates and relatives (table of contents)
Opisthosporidia: microsporidians
Chytridiomycota: chytrids
Zoopagomycota
Mucoromycota
Glomeromycota: endomycorrhizal fungi
Ascomycota
Pezizales
Geoglossaceae: earth tongues
Sordariomyceta
Eurotiomycetes
Lecanoromycetes: typical lichens
Dothideomyceta
Lichinales
Orthomycotina
Diaphoretickes
Haptista: heliozoans and coccolithophores
Sar (table of contents)
Rhodophyta: red algae
Glaucophyta
Chlorophyta: green algae
Streptophyta: terrestrial plants and stoneworts (table of contents)
Crenarchaeota: thermophilic archaeans
Bacteria
Fusobacteria
Gracilicutes: Gram-negative bacteria
Cyanobacteria: blue-green algae
Firmicutes: low G+C Gram-positive bacteria
Deinococci
Invalid and unclassified taxa
Pseudofossils
Unidentifiable taxa