Neokaryota

Example of Scotokaryote

Example of Photokaryote

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota

Biological classification diagram

• Cladus: Neokaryota
  • Cladus: Photokaryota
  • Cladus: Scotokaryota

Name

Neokaryotes Cavalier-Smith 1993

Etymology

"Neo" means "new" and "karyon" means "nut", so it means "New nut"

References

1. Cavelier Smith (2013). "Early evolution of eukaryote feeding modes, cell structural diversity, and classification of the protozoan phyla Loukozoa, Sulcozoa, and Choanozoa". European Journal of Protistology. 49 (2): 115–178. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2012.06.001. PMID 23085100.
2. Derelle, Romain; Torruella, Guifré; Klimeš, Vladimír; Brinkmann, Henner; Kim, Eunsoo; Vlček, Čestmír; Lang, B. Franz; Eliáš, Marek (17 February 2015). "Bacterial proteins pinpoint a single eukaryotic root". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (7): E693–E699. Bibcode:2015PNAS..112E.693D. doi:10.1073/pnas.1420657112. [ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4343179]. PMID 25646484