| Taxonomical root node | Two superdomains (controversial) | Two empires | Three domains | Five Dominiums[1] | Five kingdoms | Six kingdoms | Eocyte hypothesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biota / Vitae / Life | Acytota / Aphanobionta non-cellular life |
Virusobiota (Viruses, Viroids) | |||||
| Prionobiota (Prions) | |||||||
| Cytota cellular life |
Prokaryota / Procarya (Monera) |
Bacteria | Bacteria | Monera | Eubacteria | Bacteria | |
| Archaea | Archaea | Archaebacteria | Archaea including eukaryotes | ||||
| Eukaryota / Eukarya | Protista | ||||||
| Fungi | |||||||
| Plantae | |||||||
| Animalia | |||||||
- ^ Luketa, Stefan (2012). "New views on the megaclassification of life" (PDF). Protistology. 7 (4): 218–237.