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LIFE ATLAS 3DALL LIFE. CONNECTED.
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Three truths

Timed
Branched off about 900 million years ago · the last 21% of life's story
Named
≈1,500 named living species · 0.09% of all named
Weighed
Part of Fungi (≈12 Gt C), not measured separately.

Eukaryotes · fungi

Microsporidia

Living · roughly 1,500 described species

The date or placement of this group is still debated.

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A full profile for this group has not been written yet. Its place in the tree and its dates are shown below.

Branched off
About 900 million years ago (approximate)
Parent lineage
Fungi

Classification

  1. First common ancestor (LUCA)
  2. › Archaea
  3. › Asgard archaea
  4. › Heimdall and complex-cell line
  5. › Complex cells (eukaryotes)
  6. › Amorphea
  7. › Opisthokonts
  8. › Holomycota
  9. › Fungi
  10. › Microsporidia

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