The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes

Adl, Sina M.; Simpson, Alastair G. B.; Lane, Christopher E.; 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.; Mozley-Stanridge, Sharon E.; Parfrey, Laura W.; Pawlowski, Jan; Rueckert, Sonja; Shadwick, Laura; Schoch, Conrad L.; Smirnov, Alexey; Spiegel, Frederick W.

doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x

Authors

Sina M. Adl

Alastair G. B. Simpson

Christopher E. Lane

Julius

David Bass

Samuel S. Bowser

Matthew W. Brown

Fabien Burki

Micah Dunthorn

Vladimir Hampl

Aaron Heiss

Mona Hoppenrath

Enrique Lara

Line le Gall

Denis H. Lynn

Hilary McManus

Edward A. D. Mitchell

Sharon E. Mozley-Stanridge

Laura W. Parfrey

Jan Pawlowski

Dr Sonja Rueckert S.Rueckert@napier.ac.uk
Associate

Laura Shadwick

Conrad L. Schoch

Alexey Smirnov

Frederick W. Spiegel

Abstract

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.

Citation

Adl, S. M., Simpson, A. G. B., Lane, C. E., Lukeš, J., Bass, D., Bowser, S. S., …Spiegel, F. W. (2012). The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 59(5), 429-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Sep 28, 2012
Publication Date	2012-09
Deposit Date	Sep 26, 2013
Print ISSN	1066-5234
Electronic ISSN	1550-7408
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	59
Issue	5
Pages	429-514
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x
Keywords	Microbiology
Public URL	http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6396
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x