Domain

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Domain

A domain (also superregnum, superkingdom, or empire) is the largest and most inclusive grouping of living organisms, higher than a kingdom. There are several modern alternative domain classifications of life Among them are:

In Palaeos, we have used the latter these three as the top-level classification of life.

Thus, the three domains are:

However, earlier postulated forms of life may not fit within any one of these domains.

For lower order rankings, see:


Linnaean hierarchy
Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Tribe | Genus | Species


Credits: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses some material from the Wikipedia article "Domain (biology)". Modified and copied to Palaeos org MAK060929

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