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Description / Table of Contents: Now published by Academic Press and revised from the author's previous Five Kingdoms 3rd edition, this extraordinary, all inclusive catalogue of the world's living organisms describes the diversity of the major groups, or phyla, of nature's most inclusive taxa. Developed after consultation with specialists, this modern classification scheme is consistent both with the fossil record and with recent molecular, morphological and metabolic data. Generously illustrated, now in full color, Kingdoms and Domains is remarkably easy to read. It accesses the full range of life forms that still inhabit our planet and logically and explicitly classifies them according to their evolutionary relationships. Definitive characteristics of each phylum are professionally described in ways that, unlike most scientific literature, profoundly respect the needs of educators, students and nature lovers. This work is meant to be of interest to all evolutionists as well as to conservationists, ecologists, genomicists, geographers, microbiologists, museum curators, oceanographers, paleontologists and especially nature lovers whether artists, gardeners or environmental activists. Kingdoms and Domains is a unique and indispensable reference for anyone intrigued by a planetary phenomenon: the spectacular diversity of life, both microscopic and macroscopic, as we know it only on Earth today. New Foreword by Edward O. Wilson The latest concepts of molecular systematics, symbiogenesis, and the evolutionary importance of microbes Newly expanded chapter openings that define each kingdom and place its members in context in geological time and ecological space Definitions of terms in the glossary and throughout the book Ecostrips, illustrations that place organisms in their most likely environments such as deep sea vents, tropical forests, deserts or hot sulfur springs A new

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: 1 online resource (732 pages)

Edition: 4th ed.

ISBN: 9780080920146

URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=428535

DDC: 570.12

Language: English

Note: Front Cover -- Kingdoms & -- Domains: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Foreword to 1st to 3rd editions -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- Box I-i: The wisdom of Darwin and Gould -- Classification of life, names of organisms -- The cell as a unit -- the kingdoms of life -- Plant or animal? History of the highest taxa -- Undulipodia, centrioles, and kinetosomes -- Sex and reproduction -- Kingdoms and domain criteria -- Viruses -- Box I-ii: Life is growth -- The Environment -- Earth history: The geologic record -- Seven "ecostrips": Ecosystems and their habitats -- Evolution and taxa -- Environmental evolution and Gaia theory -- Chapters, Figures and Table Numbers in this book -- Bibliography -- SUPERKINGDOM PROKARYA -- Origins not by symbiogenesis -- ONE: KINGDOM PROKARYOTAE (BACTERIA, MONERA, PROKARYA) -- Box Prokaryotae-i: Whole organism criteria, not partial phylogenies -- Box Prokaryotae-ii: Two superkingdoms, not three domains -- Box Prokaryotae-iii: Modes of multicellularity -- SUBKINGDOM (DOMAIN) ARCHAEA -- Division Mendosicutes (deficient-walled archaebacteria) -- Phylum B-1 Euryarchaeota methanogens and halophils -- Phylum B-2 Crenarchaeota thermoacidophils -- SUBKINGDOM (DOMAIN) EUBACTERIA -- Division Gracilicutes (Gram-negative bacteria) -- Phylum B-3 Proteobacteria purple bacteria: phototrophs, heterotrophs -- Phylum B-4 Spirochaetae helical motile heterotrophs, periplasmic flagella -- Phylum B-5 Bacteroides-Saprospirae gliding fermenters, heterotrophs -- Phylum B-6 Cyanobacteria oxygenic photoautotrophs -- Phylum B-7 Chloroflexa gliding nonsulfur oxygen-tolerant photoautotrophs -- Phylum B-8 Chlorobia sulfur oxygen-intolerant photoautotrophs -- Division Tenericutes (wall-less eubacteria). , Phylum B-9 Aphragmabacteria mycoplasmas no cell walls -- Division Firmicutes (Gram-positive and protein-walled bacteria) -- Phylum B-10 Endospora low-G+C endospore-forming Gram-positives and relatives -- Phylum B-11 Pirellulae proteinaceous wall-formers and relatives -- Phylum B-12 Actinobacteria fungoid multicellular Gram-positives and relatives -- Phylum B-13 Deinococci radiation- or heat-resistant Gram-positives -- Phylum B-14 Thermotogae thermophilic fermenters -- Bibliography -- SUPERKINGDOM EUKARYA -- Origins by symbiogenesis -- Box Eukarya-i: Undulipodia from sulfur syntrophies -- Box Eukarya-ii: Eukaryosis-Life histories, life cycles -- TWO: KINGDOM PROTOCTISTA -- Four modes: phyla whose members -- I. Lack both undulipodia and meiotic sex -- II. Lack undulipodia but have meiotic sex -- III. Have undulipodia but lack meiotic sexual life cycles -- IV. Have undulipodia and meiotic sexual life cycles -- Box Pr-i: Symbiogenesis and the origin of organelles -- Box Pr-ii: Mitosomes and hydrogenosomes -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) AMITOCHONDRIA -- Phylum Pr-1 Archeaprotista (III) motile with no mitochondria -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) AMOEBAMORPHA -- Phylum Pr-2 Rhizopoda (I) Amostigota, amoebae, cellular slime molds -- Phylum Pr-3 Granuloreticulosa (Foraminifera and unshelled relatives) (IV) reticulomyxids, foraminifera, chlorarachnids -- Box Pr-iii: Fossil record insights-Calibration of molecular clocks to the geologic record -- Phylum Pr-4 Xenophyophora (I) barite skeleton deep sea protists -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) ALVEOLATA -- Phylum Pr-5 Dinomastigota (IV) Dinoflagellata, Dinophyta -- Phylum Pr-6 Ciliophora (IV) ciliates -- Phylum Pr-7 Apicomplexa (IV) apicomplexan animal symbiotrophs -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) HETEROKONTA (Stramenopiles) -- Phylum Pr-8 Bicosoecida (III) small mastigotes, some form colonies. , Phylum Pr-9 Jakobida (III) bactivorous mastigotes, some loricate attached to sediment -- Phylum Pr-10 Proteromonadida (III) small mastigotes, intestinal in animals -- Phylum Pr-11 Kinetoplastida (III) kinetoplastids, most symbiotrophic mastigotes -- Phylum Pr-12 Euglenida (III) euglenids -- Phylum Pr-13 Hemimastigota (III) Gondwanaland mastigotes -- Phylum Pr-14 Hyphochytriomycota (III) hyphochytrid water molds -- Phylum Pr-15 Chrysomonada (IV) chrysophytes, golden-yellow algae -- Phylum Pr-16 Xanthophyta (IV) yellow-green algae -- Phylum Pr-17 Phaeophyta (IV) brown algae -- Phylum Pr-18 Bacillariophyta (IV) diatoms, silica tests -- Phylum Pr-19 Labyrinthulata (IV) slime nets and thraustochytrids -- Phylum Pr-20 Plasmodiophora (IV) plasmodiophoran plant symbiotrophs -- Phylum Pr-21 Oomycota (IV) oomycete water molds (=egg molds) -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) ISOKONTA -- Phylum Pr-22 Amoebomastigota, Heterolobosea (III) amoebomastigotes, heteroloboseans -- Phylum Pr-23 Myxomycota (IV) plasmodial slime molds -- Phylum Pr-24 Pseudociliata (III) polyundulipodiated animal symbiotrophs -- Phylum Pr-25 Haptomonada (III) Prymnesiophyta haptophytes, coccolithophorids -- Phylum Pr-26 Cryptomonada (III) cryptomonads, cryptophytes -- Phylum Pr-27 Eustigmatophyta (III) eye-spot algae -- Phylum Pr-28 Chlorophyta (IV) -- green algae, plant ancestors -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) AKONTA -- Phylum Pr-29 Haplospora (II) haplosporan animal symbiotrophs -- Phylum Pr-30 Paramyxa (I) cell-inside-cell marine animal symbiotrophs -- Phylum Pr-31 Actinopoda (II) ray animalcules -- acantharia, heliozoa, radiolaria -- Phylum Pr-32 Gamophyta (II) conjugating green algae -- Phylum Pr-33 Rhodophyta (II) red algae -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) OPISTHOKONTA -- Phylum Pr-34 Blastocladiomycota (IV) polyzoosporic water molds -- Phylum Pr-35 Chytridiomycota (IV). , undulipodiated water molds, fungal ancestors -- Phylum Pr-36 Choanomastigota (III) -- collared protists, animal ancestors -- Bibliography -- THREE: KINGDOM ANIMALIA -- Box A-i: Larval transfer -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) PLACOZOA (no nerves or antero-posterior asymmetry) -- Phylum A-1 Placozoa free-living marine dorsal-ventral ciliated minimal animals -- Phylum A-2 Myxospora reduced marine fish symbiotrophs -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) PARAZOA (nerve nets) -- Phylum A-3 Porifera sponges -- Phylum A-4 Coelenterata sea anemones, hydroid-medusas -- Phylum A-5 Ctenophora comb jellies -- SUBKINGDOM (Division) EUMETAZOA (nervous and muscular systems) -- Phylum A-6 Gnathostomulida gnathostome worms -- Phylum A-7 Platyhelminthes flat worms, flukes -- Phylum A-8 Rhombozoa tiny animal symbiotrophs -- Phylum A-9 Orthonectida tiny animal symbiotrophs -- Phylum A-10 Nemertina nemertine worms -- Phylum A-11 Nematoda nematode worms -- Phylum A-12 Nematomorpha nematomorph worms -- Phylum A-13 Acanthocephala spiny-headed worms -- Phylum A-14 Rotifera rotifers -- wheel-animals -- Phylum A-15 Kinorhyncha kinorhynch worms -- Phylum A-16 Priapulida priapulid worms -- Phylum A-17 Gastrotricha gastrotrich worms -- Phylum A-18 Loricifera loriciferans -- Phylum A-19 Entoprocta entoprocts -- Phylum A-20 Chelicerata spider, scorpions, ticks -- Phylum A-21 Mandibulata insects, crustaceans -- Phylum A-22 Annelida earthworms, polychaete worms -- Phylum A-23 Sipuncula sipunculid worms -- Phylum A-24 Echiura echiurids -- Phylum A-25 Pogonophora beardworms -- Phylum A-26 Mollusca clams, snails, squid -- Phylum A-27 Tardigrada water bears -- Phylum A-28 Onychophora onychophorans -- Phylum A-29 Bryozoa bryozoans, ectoprocts, moss animals -- Phylum A-30 Brachiopoda lamp shells -- Phylum A-31 Phoronida phoronid worms -- Phylum A-32 Chaetognatha chaetognath worms. , Deuterostomatous adults (blastopore becomes anus) -- Phylum A-33 Hemichordata acorn worms -- Phylum A-34 Echinodermata starfish, sea urchins -- Phylum A-35 Urochordata tunicates, ascidians -- Phylum A-36 Cephalochordata lancelets -- Phylum A-37 Craniata vertebrates with skulls -- Box A-ii: Karyotypic fissioning-Speciation in mammals -- Bibliography -- FOUR: KINGDOM FUNGI -- Box F-i: Mycosomes -- Phylum F-1 Microspora fish symbiotrophs -- Phylum F-2 Zygomycota coenocytic yoke fungi -- molds -- Phylum F-3 Glomeromycota arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) root symbiotrophs -- Phylum F-4 Ascomycota bladder fungi -- yeasts, morels -- Phylum F-5 Basidiomycota club fungi -- mushrooms, puffballs -- Phylum F-6 Lichenes fungal plus photosymbiotrophs -- Bibliography -- FIVE: KINGDOM PLANTAE -- SUBKINGDOM BRYATA -- Phylum Pl-1 Bryophyta true mosses -- Phylum Pl-2 Hepatophyta liverworts -- Phylum Pl-3 Anthocerophyta hornworts -- SUBKINGDOM TRACHEATA -- Phylum Pl-4 Lycophyta club mosses -- Phylum Pl-5 Psilophyta psilophytes -- Phylum Pl-6 Sphenophyta horsetails -- Box Pl-i: Plant hybridization and polyploidy -- Phylum Pl-7 Filicinophyta ferns -- Phylum Pl-8 Cycadophyta cycads -- sago palms -- Phylum Pl-9 Ginkgophyta maidenhair tree -- Phylum Pl-10 Coniferophyta conifers -- Phylum Pl-11 Gnetophyta gnetophytes -- Phylum Pl-12 Anthophyta flowering plants -- Bibliography -- General glossary -- Organism glossary -- Index.