Taxa examples

Proteobacteria

E. coli, Yersinia Pestis, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella

Spirochetes

Lyme disease, syphilis

Alveolates

dinoflaggelates, cilates, Paramecium, Plasmodium, malaria

Excavates

euglenids, Giardia, Trypanosoma, Chaga’s disease

Amoebozoans

slime molds, Amoeba

Chytrids

amphibian killer fungus

Ascomycota

yeast, Saccharomyces Cerevistae

Basidiomycota

mushrooms

Cnidarians

anemones and corals, jellyfish, hydras

Gymnosperms

Ginkgo, cycads, conifers

Angiosperm

flowering plants

Flatworms

flukes & tapeworms

Mollusks

bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods

Gastropods

snails and slugs

Cephalopods

octopuses, squids, cuttlefish

Nematodes

Caenorhabditis elegans, roundworms

Chelicerates

spiders, scorpions, ticks

Myriapods

centipedes, millipedes

Insecta

Drosophila melanogaster

Echinoderms

starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers

Cephalochordates

lancelets

Urochordates

tunicates

Cyclostomes

Lampreys, hagfish

Chondrichthyans

sharks

Lepidosaurs

lizards, snakes

Theropods

Tyrannosaurus, Birds

Prototherians

monotremes, platypus, echidna

Metatherians

kangaroos, opossums

Non-Primate Eutherians

bats, rodents

Prosimians

lemurs

New World Monkeys

tamarins, marmosets, howlers

Old World Monkeys

baboons, macaques

Pan

chimpanzee, bonobo