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"Skeletal amoebas": Amoebas that have a cytoskeleton (possibly polyphyletic, will examine other characters later)
"Skeletal amoebas": Amoebas that have a cytoskeleton (possibly polyphyletic, will examine other characters later)
:*Goliathpseudopodia
:*[[Goliathpseudopodia]]
:*Irisiri
:*[[Irisiri]]
:*Saganchaos
:*[[Saganchaos]]
:*Lithoamoeba
:*[[Lithoamoeba]]
:*Membranae Infinitus
:*[[Membranae Infinitus]]
:*Colony Cell
:*[[Colony Cell]]
:*Skarlix (Beta)
:*[[Beta:Skarlix|Skarlix]] (Beta)
:*Protoviramoeba endocyton (Beta)
:*[[Beta:Protoviramoeba endocyton|Protoviramoeba endocyton]] (Beta)
:*"Carpo-like"
:*"Carpo-like"
::*Carpotesta Pellícere
::*[[Carpotesta Pellícere]]
::*Carpotesta Fúgere (Chloroplasts are likely endosymbiotic viridisaganians)
::*[[Carpotesta Fúgere]] (Chloroplasts are likely endosymbiotic viridisaganians)
::*Swamp Beans? Their hunting strategy bears striking resemblance to primitive carpotan bait proteins, and could represent an alternative course of evolution
::*[[Swamp Beans]]? Their hunting strategy bears striking resemblance to primitive carpotan bait proteins, and could represent an alternative course of evolution
"Non-skeletal amoebas": Amoebas described a lacking a cytoskeleton
"Non-skeletal amoebas": Amoebas described a lacking a cytoskeleton
:*Sceletus Praetereo
:*[[Sceletus Praetereo]]
"Squishy sessile consumers":
"Squishy sessile consumers":
:*Penitoflora Coli
:*[[Penitoflora Coli]]
:*Microplaque
:*[[Microplaque]]
"Chitinous consumers"
"Chitinous consumers"
:*Binucleusdetritivorus
:*[[Binucleusdetritivorus]]
:*Morsus Turpis
:*[[Morsus Turpis]]
:*Salmundus
:*[[Salmundus]]
"Sessile Photosynthesizers"
"Sessile Photosynthesizers"
:*Siliconium (beta): Likely outgroup
:*[[Beta:Siliconium|Siliconium]] (beta): Likely outgroup
:*"Soft leaf guys": Unwalled photosynthesizers
:*"Soft leaf guys": Unwalled photosynthesizers
::*Tankargus
::*[[Tankargus]]
::*Sunfeeder
::*[[Sunfeeder]]
:*"Chlorolaiseia": Chitin-walled photosynthesizers
:*"Chlorolaiseia": Chitin-walled photosynthesizers
::*Binucleusphotoedo
::*[[Binucleusphotoedo]]
::*Solumcrusta
::*[[Solumcrusta]]
:*"Paraphysiophyta": Cellulose-walled photosynthesizers
:*"Paraphysiophyta": Cellulose-walled photosynthesizers
::*Flash Cell
::*[[Flash Cell]]
::*Microdendron
::*[[Microdendron]]
::*Crescofons Orgapertraho
::*[[Crescofons Orgapertraho]]
::*Brown Basilliphyta
::*[[Brown Basilliphyta]]
"Kont-havers": Flagellates
"Kont-havers": Flagellates
:*"Dikonts": Motile heterotrophs propelled by 2 or more posterior flagellae
:*"Dikonts": Motile heterotrophs propelled by 2 or more posterior flagellae
::*Trisphourus
::*[[Trisphourus]]
::*Teproutine
::*[[Teproutine]]
::*Plent Fever
::*[[Plent Fever]]
::*Viridimancerxia (modified): Photosynthetic dikonts
::*Viridimancerxia (modified): Photosynthetic dikonts
:::*Protomancerxia Binarflagella
:::*[[Protomancerxia Binarflagella]]
:::*Cryosagania
:::*[[Cryosagania]]
:::*Luminuseven
:::*[[Luminuseven]]
:::*Chlorocytus
:::*[[Chlorocytus]]
:::*Flovar? (fin might be fused flagellae, but that would be a LOT of flagellae)
:::*[[Flovar]]? (fin might be fused flagellae, but that would be a LOT of flagellae)
:::*Crocusism (though it resembles a krakocian, its flagellae are actually used in locomotion; it likely evolved radial symmetry)
:::*[[Crocusism]] (though it resembles a krakocian, its flagellae are actually used in locomotion; it likely evolved radial symmetry)
::*"Slurping things": Well-defined anterior probosci or similar, usually 3 flagellae but sometimes 2
::*"Slurping things": Well-defined anterior probosci or similar, usually 3 flagellae but sometimes 2
:::*Sudisflutans
:::*[[Sudisflutans]]
:::*Yanimalius Probisucker
:::*[[Yanimalius Probisucker]]
:::*Cnidolium Simplistica
:::*[[Cnidolium Simplistica]]
:::*Megaorthoceros Segnoneustes
:::*[[Megaorthoceros Segnoneustes]]
:::*Padler (could be closely related to megaorthoceros but lost the proboscis)
:::*[[Padler]] (could be closely related to megaorthoceros but lost the proboscis)
"Feeding threads": Organisms with thread-like structures involved in feeding, sometimes called flagellae but probably not flagellae
"Feeding threads": Organisms with thread-like structures involved in feeding, sometimes called flagellae but probably not flagellae
:*Protokrakocia Pentapseudoflagellis
:*[[Protokrakocia Pentapseudoflagellis]]
:*Sting Cell
:*[[Sting Cell]]
:*Beadline
:*[[Beadline]]
:*Nimbus: Though photosynthetic, its fronds seem directly involved in said photosynthesis (thus making them feeding structures) and don't resemble the flagellae of viridisaganians. Also, UV light photosynthesis with a pigment invisible to the naked eye implies a novel development.
:*[[Nimbus]]: Though photosynthetic, its fronds seem directly involved in said photosynthesis (thus making them feeding structures) and don't resemble the flagellae of viridisaganians. Also, UV light photosynthesis with a pigment invisible to the naked eye implies a novel development.
"Ciliates": Ciliates
"Ciliates": Ciliates
:*Ciliognathus
:*[[Ciliognathus]]
:*Scalong
:*[[Scalong]]
:*Flovar? (has viridisaganian-like characteristics, but the fin could be fused cilia, like similar structures irl)
:*[[Flovar]]? (has viridisaganian-like characteristics, but the fin could be fused cilia, like similar structures irl)
"Purple": Purple photosynthesizers
"Purple": Purple photosynthesizers
:*Hexapodia
:*[[Hexapodia]]
:*Photosagnia (Beta)
:*[[Beta:Photosagnia|Photosagnia]] (Beta)
:*Algaaquila? (If the underlying pigment is purple, we have more freedom when explaining how they're black)
:*[[Algaaquila]]? (If the underlying pigment is purple, we have more freedom when explaining how they're black)
Sulfur lovers:
Sulfur lovers:
:*Protohydroia Octherma
:*[[Protohydroia Octherma]]
:*Placoball
:*[[Placoball]]
:*Hydrothermus
:*[[Hydrothermus]]
Methane Lovers:
Methane Lovers:
:*Swamp Fibres
:*[[Swamp Fibres]]
:*Methanophagus
:*[[Methanophagus]]
Unknown affiliation: Organisms with no obvious characteristics connecting them to other groups
Unknown affiliation: Organisms with no obvious characteristics connecting them to other groups
:*Protosammea Massa
:*[[Protosammea Massa]]
:*[[Ferrumcarcer]]
:*Swamp Fibres
:*[[Radiodurans Maximae]]
:*Ferrumcarcer
:*[[Silex Praevius]]
:*Radiodurans Maximae
:*[[Micro Fort]]: Explicitly developed metal ion chemosynthesis independently of ferrumcarcer
:*Silex Praevius
:*Micro Fort: Explicitly developed metal ion chemosynthesis independently of ferrumcarcer
:*[[Beta:Lituswush|Lituswush]] (Beta): Could be related to ferrumcarcer due to use of metal ion chemosynthesis, but other characters are Really novel
:*[[Beta:Methanosagania|Methanosagania]] (Beta): Characters make it very novel
:*Lituswush (Beta): Could be related to ferrumcarcer due to use of metal ion chemosynthesis, but other characters are Really novel
:*Methanosagania (Beta): Characters make it very novel

Latest revision as of 20:55, 4 June 2024

"Skeletal amoebas": Amoebas that have a cytoskeleton (possibly polyphyletic, will examine other characters later)

  • Carpotesta Pellícere
  • Carpotesta Fúgere (Chloroplasts are likely endosymbiotic viridisaganians)
  • Swamp Beans? Their hunting strategy bears striking resemblance to primitive carpotan bait proteins, and could represent an alternative course of evolution

"Non-skeletal amoebas": Amoebas described a lacking a cytoskeleton

"Squishy sessile consumers":

"Chitinous consumers"

"Sessile Photosynthesizers"

  • Siliconium (beta): Likely outgroup
  • "Soft leaf guys": Unwalled photosynthesizers
  • "Chlorolaiseia": Chitin-walled photosynthesizers
  • "Paraphysiophyta": Cellulose-walled photosynthesizers

"Kont-havers": Flagellates

  • "Dikonts": Motile heterotrophs propelled by 2 or more posterior flagellae
  • "Slurping things": Well-defined anterior probosci or similar, usually 3 flagellae but sometimes 2

"Feeding threads": Organisms with thread-like structures involved in feeding, sometimes called flagellae but probably not flagellae

  • Protokrakocia Pentapseudoflagellis
  • Sting Cell
  • Beadline
  • Nimbus: Though photosynthetic, its fronds seem directly involved in said photosynthesis (thus making them feeding structures) and don't resemble the flagellae of viridisaganians. Also, UV light photosynthesis with a pigment invisible to the naked eye implies a novel development.

"Ciliates": Ciliates

  • Ciliognathus
  • Scalong
  • Flovar? (has viridisaganian-like characteristics, but the fin could be fused cilia, like similar structures irl)

"Purple": Purple photosynthesizers

Sulfur lovers:

Methane Lovers:

Unknown affiliation: Organisms with no obvious characteristics connecting them to other groups