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The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes

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Adl, Sina M., Simpson, Alastair G. B., Lane, Christopher E., Lukeš, Julius, Bass, David, Bowser, Samuel S., Brown, Matthew W., Burki, Fabien +17 more·2012·Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

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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.

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  • Annexin homologs were found in all five currently recognized eukaryotic groups, indicating wide distribution in eukaryotes.

    “Annexin homologs were found in all of the five currently recognized eukaryotic groups (23), indicating that the protein has a wide distribution in eukaryotes.”

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    The classification discussion and Table 1 identify major eukaryotic groups, so the source supports the taxonomic context of the citation. It does not report finding annexin homologs in those groups or establish their wide distribution; a search for “annexin” found no relevant passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Adl, S. M., Simpson, A. G. B., Lane, C. E., Lukeš, J., Bass, D., Bowser, S. S., Brown, M. W., Burki, F., Dunthorn, M., Hampl, V., Heiss, A., Hoppenrath, M., Lara, E., le Gall, L., Lynn, D. H., McManus, H., Mitchell, E. A. D., Mozley‐Stanridge, S. E., Parfrey, L. W., Pawlowski, J., Rueckert, S., Shadwick, L., Schoch, C. L., Smirnov, A., & Spiegel, F. W.
Affiliations
  • Dalhousie University (CA)
  • University of Rhode Island (US)
  • University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (CZ)
  • Natural History Museum (GB)
  • New York State Department of Health (US)
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • University of Kaiserslautern (DE)
  • Department of Parasitology Charles University Prague 128 43 Praha 2 Czech Republic
  • Senckenberg am Meer (DE)
  • University of Neuchâtel (CH)
  • Muséum National d'Histoire Naturellem, UMR 7138 Systématique, Adaptation et Evolution Paris 75231 Cedex Paris 05 France
  • University of Guelph (CA)
  • Le Moyne College (US)
  • Department of Biology Middle Georgia College Cochran Georgia 31014 USA
  • University of Colorado Boulder (US)
  • University of Geneva (CH)
  • Edinburgh Napier University (GB)
  • Department of Biological Sciences University of Arkansas Fayetteville Arkansas 72701 USA
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Department of Invertebrate Zoology St.Petersburg State University St. Petersburg 199034 Russia
  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
Venue
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-09
Volume
59
Issue
5
Pages
429-514
ISSN
  • 1066-5234 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-7408
OpenAlex
W2073302338
Cited by
1,680
References
213
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FWCI
51.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2013-03-11)
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  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • ASEP (submittedVersion, public-domain)
  • Universitätsbibliographie, Universität Duisburg-Essen (submittedVersion)
  • Research Output (Edinburgh Napier University) (submittedVersion)
  • Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Natural Environment Research Council (NE/H009426/1, NE/H000887/1)
  • U.S. National Library of Medicine (ZIHLM200888)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant Diversity and Evolution
Keywords
protists, supergroups, phylogenetic tree, eukaryotic diversity, metagenomics
MeSH terms
Terminology as Topic, Phylogeny, Genome, Eukaryota

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