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Top level organism group

Top NCBI Taxonomy
Animals Eukaryota Opisthokonta Metazoa
Fungi Eukaryota Opisthokonta Fungi
Protists Eukaryota Opisthokonta (other)
Plants Eukaryota Viridiplantae
Plants Eukaryota Rhodophyta
Protists Eukaryota (other)
Bacteria Bacteria
Archaea Archaea

Second level organism group

Animals

Top Second NCBI Taxonomy
kingdom phylum class
Animals Mammals Metazoa Eumetazoa Deuterostomia
(Deuterostomes)
Chordata
(Chordates)
Vertebrata
(Vertebrates)
Mammalia
Birds Metazoa Eumetazoa Deuterostomia Chordata Vertebrata Aves
Reptiles Metazoa Eumetazoa Deuterostomia Chordata Vertebrata Lepidosauria, etc.
Amphibians Metazoa Eumetazoa Deuterostomia Chordata Vertebrata Amphibia
Fishes Metazoa Eumetazoa Deuterostomia Chordata Vertebrata Actinopteri, etc.
other Vertebrates Metazoa Eumetazoa Deuterostomia Chordata Vertebrata (other)
other Chordates Metazoa Eumetazoa Deuterostomia Chordata (other)
other Deuterostomes Metazoa Eumetazoa Deuterostomia (other)
Insects Metazoa Eumetazoa Protostomia
(Protostomes)
Ecdysozoa Arthropoda
(Arthropods)
Insecta
other Arthropods Metazoa Eumetazoa Protostomia Ecdysozoa Arthropoda (other)
other Ecdysozoa Metazoa Eumetazoa Protostomia Ecdysozoa (other)
other Protostomes Metazoa Eumetazoa Protostomia (other)
other Eumetazoa Metazoa Eumetazoa (other)
other Metazoa Metazoa (other)

Plants

Top Second NCBI Taxonomy
kingdom phylum class
Plants Eudicots Viridiplantae Streptophyta
(Green plants)
Embryophyta
(Land plants)
Tracheophyta
(Vascular plants)
Spermatophyta
(Seed plants)
Magnoliopsida
(Flowering plants)
eudicotyledons, etc.
Monocots Viridiplantae Streptophyta Embryophyta Tracheophyta Spermatophyta Magnoliopsida Liliopsida
other Core angiosperms Viridiplantae Streptophyta Embryophyta Tracheophyta Spermatophyta Magnoliopsida Magnoliidae
Basal angiosperms Viridiplantae Streptophyta Embryophyta Tracheophyta Spermatophyta Magnoliopsida Amborellales, etc.
other Seed plants Viridiplantae Streptophyta Embryophyta Tracheophyta Spermatophyta (other)
other Vascular plants Viridiplantae Streptophyta Embryophyta Tracheophyta (other)
other Land plants Viridiplantae Streptophyta Embryophyta (other)
Green algae Viridiplantae Chlorophyta
(Green algae)
Red algae - Rhodophyta

Fungi

Top Second NCBI Taxonomy
kingdom phylum
Fungi Ascomycetes Fungi Ascomycota
Basidiomycetes Fungi Basidiomycota
Fungi incertae sedis Fungi Microsporidia
Fungi Mucoromycota

Protists

Top Second NCBI Taxonomy
Protist other Opisthokonta Eukaryota Opisthokonta (other)
Amoebozoa Eukaryota Amoebozoa
Alveolates Eukaryota Sar Alveolata
Stramenopiles Eukaryota Sar Stramenopiles
Euglenozoa Eukaryota Discoba Euglenozoa
Heterolobosea Eukaryota Discoba Heterolobosea
Metamonada Eukaryota Metamonada
other Eukaryota Eukaryota (other)

Bacteria

Top Second NCBI Taxonomy
kigdom phylum class order
Bacteria Enterobacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Enterobacterales
other Gammaproteobacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria (other)
Betaproteobacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Betaproteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Alphaproteobacteria
other Pseudomonadota Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota (other)
Campylobacterota Pseudomonadati Campylobacterota
Thermodesulfobacteriota Pseudomonadati Thermodesulfobacteriota
Myxococcota Pseudomonadati Myxococcota
Bdellovibrionota Pseudomonadati Bdellovibrionota
Thermomicrobiota Pseudomonadati Thermomicrobiota
Thermodesulfobiota Pseudomonadati Thermodesulfobiota
Chlamydiota Pseudomonadati Chlamydiota
Verrucomicrobiota Pseudomonadati Verrucomicrobiota
Planctomycetota Pseudomonadati Planctomycetota
Kiritimatiellota Pseudomonadati Kiritimatiellota
Lentisphaerota Pseudomonadati Lentisphaerota
Omnitrophota Pseudomonadati Candidatus Omnitrophota
Spirochaetota Pseudomonadati Spirochaetota
Acidobacteriota Pseudomonadati Acidobacteriota
Elusimicrobiota Pseudomonadati Elusimicrobiota
Fibrobacterota Pseudomonadati Fibrobacterota
Gemmatimonadota Pseudomonadati Gemmatimonadota
Bacteroidota Pseudomonadati Bacteroidota
Chlorobiota Pseudomonadati Chlorobiota
Rhodothermota Pseudomonadati Rhodothermota
Ignavibacteriota Pseudomonadati Ignavibacteriota
Balneolota Pseudomonadati Balneolota
Cloacimonadota Pseudomonadati Candidatus Cloacimonadota
Aquificota Pseudomonadati Aquificota
Thermosulfidibacterota Pseudomonadati Thermosulfidibacterota
Coprothermobacterota Pseudomonadati Coprothermobacterota
Caldisericota Pseudomonadati Caldisericota
Chrysiogenota Pseudomonadati Chrysiogenota
Deferribacterota Pseudomonadati Deferribacterota
Calditrichota Pseudomonadati Calditrichota
Dictyoglomota Pseudomonadati Dictyoglomota
Nitrospirota Pseudomonadati Nitrospirota
Nitrospinota Pseudomonadati Nitrospinota
Atribacterota Pseudomonadati Atribacterota
Deltaproteobacteria - Deltaproteobacteria
Bacilli Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli
Clostridia Bacillati Bacillota Clostridia
other Bacillota Bacillati Bacillota (other)
Mycoplasmatota Bacillati Mycoplasmatota
Actinomycetota Bacillati Actinomycetota
Cyanobacteria Bacillati Cyanobacteriota
Bacillati Candidatus Melainabacteria
Chloroflexota Bacillati Chloroflexota
Armatimonadota Bacillati Armatimonadota
Vulcanimicrobiota Bacillati Vulcanimicrobiota
Deinococcota Thermotogati Deinococcota
Synergistota Thermotogati Synergistota
Thermotogota Thermotogati Thermotogota
Fusobacteriota Fusobacteriati Fusobacteriota
Bacteria incertae sedis
unclassified Bacteria

Common names: Bacillati (Terrabacteria group)
Other names: Chlamydiota - Omnitrophota (PVC group), Fibrobacterota - Cloacimonadota (FCB group)

Archaea

Top Second NCBI Taxonomy
kingdom phylum
Archaea Methanobacteriota Methanobacteriati Methanobacteriota
Thermoplasmatota Methanobacteriati Thermoplasmatota
Thermoproteota Thermoproteati Thermoproteota
Nitrososphaerota Thermoproteati Nitrososphaerota
Bathyarchaeota Thermoproteati Candidatus Bathyarchaeota
Nanobdellota Nanobdellati Nanobdellota
Micrarchaeota Nanobdellati Candidatus Micrarchaeota
Nanohalarchaeota Nanobdellati Candidatus Nanohalarchaeota
Woesearchaeota Nanobdellati Candidatus Woesearchaeota
Promethearchaeota Promethearchaeati Promethearchaeota
Odinarchaeota Promethearchaeati Candidatus Odinarchaeota
unclassified Archaea

Other names: Methanobacteriota (Euryarchaeota), Thermoproteota (Crenarchaeota), Nanobdellota (Nanoarchaeota), Promethearchaeota (Lokiarchaeota)
Common names: Thermoproteati (TACK group), Nanobdellati (DPANN group), Promethearchaeati (Asgard group)

Third level organism group

Top Third by taxonomic rank
Animals order
Plants family
Fungi class
Protists class
Bacteria genus
Archaea genus

These are the default. There are exceptions.


Virus group

Top Second Third ICTV Taxonomy
Viruses Riboviria dsDNA-RT Riboviria Pararnavirae Artverviricota Revtraviricetes Blubervirales
Riboviria ssRNA-RT Riboviria Pararnavirae Artverviricota Revtraviricetes Ortervirales
Riboviria dsDNA-RT Riboviria Pararnavirae Artverviricota Revtraviricetes Ortervirales Caulimoviridae
Riboviria dsRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Duplornaviricota Duplopiviricetes
Riboviria dsRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Duplornaviricota Duplopiviricetes
Riboviria +ssRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Pisuviricota Duplopiviricetes Durnavirales Hypoviridae
Riboviria +ssRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Pisuviricota Duplopiviricetes Durnavirales Fusariviridae
Riboviria +ssRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Pisuviricota Pisoniviricetes
Riboviria +ssRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Pisuviricota Stelpaviricetes
Riboviria +ssRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Kitrinoviricota
Riboviria +ssRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Lenarviricota
Riboviria -ssRNA Riboviria Orthornavirae Negarnaviricota
Ribozyviria -ssRNA Ribozyviria
Duplodnaviria dsDNA Duplodnaviria
Adnaviria dsDNA Adnaviria
Varidnaviria dsDNA Varidnaviria
Varidnaviria ssDNA Varidnaviria Bamfordvirae Preplasmiviricota Ainoaviricetes
Monodnaviria ssDNA Monodnaviria
Monodnaviria dsDNA Monodnaviria Shotokuvirae Cossaviricota Papovaviricetes


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Last updated: March 11, 2025