The classification of biodiversity began with John Ray and Carolus Linnaeus recognizing only two kingdoms, the plant and animal kingdoms. As scientists learned more about organisms, this two-kingdom system became less defensible. A phylogenetic analysis using ribosomal sequences revealed there are three primary lines of descent: 1) Eubacteria comprising typical bacteria, 2) Archaea bacteria including methanogenic bacteria, and 3) Eukaryotes represented in eukaryotic cell cytoplasm.
The classification of biodiversity began with John Ray and Carolus Linnaeus recognizing only two kingdoms, the plant and animal kingdoms. As scientists learned more about organisms, this two-kingdom system became less defensible. A phylogenetic analysis using ribosomal sequences revealed there are three primary lines of descent: 1) Eubacteria comprising typical bacteria, 2) Archaea bacteria including methanogenic bacteria, and 3) Eukaryotes represented in eukaryotic cell cytoplasm.
The classification of biodiversity began with John Ray and Carolus Linnaeus recognizing only two kingdoms, the plant and animal kingdoms. As scientists learned more about organisms, this two-kingdom system became less defensible. A phylogenetic analysis using ribosomal sequences revealed there are three primary lines of descent: 1) Eubacteria comprising typical bacteria, 2) Archaea bacteria including methanogenic bacteria, and 3) Eukaryotes represented in eukaryotic cell cytoplasm.
In the beginning of classification of biodiversity initiated by English naturalist,
John Ray (1627-1705) and popularised by the Swedish Botanist, Naturalist and Medical doctor, Carolus Linnaeus who was later known and addressed as “Carl Von Linne” (1707-1778), only 2 kingdoms were recognised that is the Plant and Animal Kingdoms. As scientist learned more about the biology of many organisms, this constraining into 2 kingdoms became less and less defendable. A phylogenic analysis based upon ribosomal sequence characterisation revealed that living systems represent one of three Aboriginal lines of descent. These are
1. Eubacteria, comprising all typical or true bacteria.