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For the Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) the rank kingdom has not been used till 2024 [115] (although some authors referred to phyla as kingdoms [73]). The category of kingdom was included into the Bacteriological Code in November 2023, [ 116 ] the first four proposals ( Bacillati , Fusobacteriati , Pseudomonadati , Thermotogati ) were ...
The three-domain system adds a level of classification (the domains) "above" the kingdoms present in the previously used five- or six-kingdom systems.This classification system recognizes the fundamental divide between the two prokaryotic groups, insofar as Archaea appear to be more closely related to eukaryotes than they are to other prokaryotes – bacteria-like organisms with no cell nucleus.
A speculatively rooted tree for RNA genes, showing major branches Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryota The three-domain tree and the eocyte hypothesis (two-domain tree), 2008. [7] Phylogenetic tree showing the relationship between the eukaryotes and other forms of life, 2006. [8] Eukaryotes are colored red, archaea green, and bacteria blue.
Combined with the five-kingdom model, this created a six-kingdom model, where the kingdom Monera is replaced by the kingdoms Bacteria and Archaea. [16] This six-kingdom model is commonly used in recent US high school biology textbooks, but has received criticism for compromising the current scientific consensus. [ 13 ]
Bacteria are ubiquitous, living in every possible habitat on the planet including soil, underwater, deep in Earth's crust and even such extreme environments as acidic hot springs and radioactive waste. [25] [26] There are thought to be approximately 2×10 30 bacteria on Earth, [27] forming a biomass that is only exceeded by plants. [28]
It consists of all bacteria, which are prokaryotes (lacking nucleus), thus, Domain Bacteria is made up solely of prokaryotic organisms. [62] [63] Some examples are: Cyanobacteria – photosynthesising bacteria related to the plastids of eukaryotes. [64] Spirochaetota – Gram-negative bacteria involved in human diseases like syphilis and lyme ...
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Prokaryotes live nearly everywhere on Earth, including in environments as cold as soils in Antarctica, [35] or as hot as undersea hydrothermal vents and land-based hot springs. [33] Some archaea and bacteria are extremophiles , thriving in harsh conditions, such as high temperatures ( thermophiles ) or high salinity ( halophiles ). [ 36 ]