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The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes
Author(s) -
Adl Sina M.,
Simpson Alastair G. B.,
Lane Christopher E.,
Lukeš Julius,
Bass David,
Bowser Samuel S.,
Brown Matthew W.,
Burki Fabien,
Dunthorn Micah,
Hampl Vladimir,
Heiss Aaron,
Hoppenrath Mona,
Lara Enrique,
le Gall Line,
Lynn Denis H.,
McManus Hilary,
Mitchell Edward A. D.,
MozleyStanridge Sharon E.,
Parfrey Laura W.,
Pawlowski Jan,
Rueckert Sonja,
Shadwick Laura,
Schoch Conrad L.,
Smirnov Alexey,
Spiegel Frederick W.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of eukaryotic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 1066-5234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , tree of life (biology) , phylogenetic nomenclature , evolutionary biology , tree (set theory) , phylogenetics , biological classification , phylogenetic diversity , computational biology , clade , genetics , gene , combinatorics , mathematics
This revision of the classification of eukaryotes, which updates that of Adl et al. [ J. Eukaryot. Microbiol . 52 (2005) 399], retains an emphasis on the protists and incorporates changes since 2005 that have resolved nodes and branches in phylogenetic trees. Whereas the previous revision was successful in re‐introducing name stability to the classification, this revision provides a classification for lineages that were then still unresolved. The supergroups have withstood phylogenetic hypothesis testing with some modifications, but despite some progress, problematic nodes at the base of the eukaryotic tree still remain to be statistically resolved. Looking forward, subsequent transformations to our understanding of the diversity of life will be from the discovery of novel lineages in previously under‐sampled areas and from environmental genomic information.