Multicellular Taxonomy of Epimetheus

Kingdom Aminalia (Distinguished by complex cellular differentiation and the absence of cell walls)

  1. Phylum Radiata (Distinguished by radial symmetry and a calcareous skeleton)
  2. Class Elongata (Distinguished by a tubular body structure)
  3. Order Echinoicthyes (Distinguished by the presence of fins and a free-swimming lifestyle)
  4. Order Thuromorpha (Distinguished by the presence of feeding tentacles and a benthic or reef-dwelling lifestyle)
  5. Class Stellata (Distinguished by a flat body structure where each radial segment may be elongated into an arm)
  6. Phylum Bichordata (Derived from Stellata; distinguished by adult bilateral symmetry with a nerve cord running down each side of the body; subphyla SeptapodaPentapoda)
  7. Class Lobicthyes (Distinguished by the presence of six bilaterally paired lobe-fins)
  8. Class Actinichtyes (Distinguished by the presence of six bilaterally paired ray-fins)
  9. Class Amphibia I (Distinguished by the presence of six bilaterally paired limbs and lungs)
  10. Class Echinoreptilia I (Derived from Amphibia I; distinguished by the ability to lay eggs on land and resist dessication)
  11. Order Cephalidae (Distinguished by the separation of the skull and anterior shoulders)
  12. Class Lobocaroida (Distinguished by the presence of feeding appendages and four bilaterally paired lobe-fins)
  13. Class Actinocaroida (Distinguished by the presence of feeding appendages and four bilaterally paired ray-fins)
  14. Class Amphibia II (Distinguished by the presence of feeding appendages, four bilaterally paired limbs, and lungs)
  15. Class Echinoreptilia II (Derived from Amphibia II; distinguished by the ability to lay eggs on land and resist dessication)
  16. Phylum Annelisomata (Distinguished by similar linearly body segments)
  17. Class Dracata (Distinguished by the bilateral symmetry and the presence of a calcareous skeleton and segmented limbs)
  18. Order Annelidichtyes
  19. Order Terradracata
  20. Class Lobopoda (Distinguished by tentacular limbs)
  21. Phylum Crustapoda (Derived from Dracata; distinguished by the fusion of body segments to form complex structures)
  22. Class Eurycrusta (Distinguished by a flattened body separated into cephalon, thorax, and telson)
  23. Class Crustaceoida (Distinguished by the fusion of adult segments into a continuous cephalothorax and optional telson)
  24. Class Duolobita (Distinguished by the segmentation of the body into a cephalon and thorotelson)

Kingdom Rangeomorpha (Distinguished by minimal cellular differentiation, occasional cell walls of chitin, rhodoplasts, and fractal organization of primitive forms)

  1. Phylum Pseudophyta (Distinguished by sessile primarily photosynthetic lifestyles)
  2. Class Agaricoida (Distinguished by mushroom-shaped light gathering and reproductive surfaces)
  3. Class Terragaricoida (Derived from Agaricoida; distinguished by the presence of a vascular system and resistance to dessication)
  4. Class Pseudofilicopsida (Distinguished by fern-like branching structures)
  5. Class Terrafilicoida (Derived from Pseudofilicopsida; distinguished by the presence of a vascular system and resistance to dessication)
  6. Class Bryomimoida (Derived from Pseudofilicopsida; distinguished by low, matted colony structures and resistance to dessication)
  7. Phylum Myxosomata (Distinguished by a body composed primarily of mucus)
  8. Class Myxoamoeba (Distinguished by amorphous structure, lack of differentiation between epithelial and mesenchyme cells, and motility in nearly all cells)
  9. Order Oceanomyxata (Distinguished by free-floating oceanic lifestyle)
  10. Order Benthomyxata (Distinguished by a crawling lifestyle)
  11. Order Arboromyxata (Distinguished by symbiosis with arboroids or sessile reef-builders)
  12. Class Dermifera (Distinguished by the presence of a distinct epithelial cell layer encasing the mesenchyme; may be amorphous.)
  13. Order Retimorpha (Distinguished by freefloating web structures)
  14. Order Geoderma (Distinguished by crawling lifestyle)
  15. Phylum Stromamorpha (Distinguished by a sheet/mat-like main body structure)
  16. Class Benthostromata (Distinguished by a wide body anchoring dorsal fronds, ventral digestive glands, and a benthic lifestyle)
  17. Class Tenemorpha (Distinguished by an extremely elongated main body and non-benthic lifestyle)
  18. Order Pneumatostroma (Distinguished by the presence of gas-filled floats)
  19. Class Terrastromata (Derived from Benthostromata; distinguished by presence of a vascular system and the ability to move on land)
  20. Phylum Coelenterata (Distinguished by the presence of an internal body cavity with access to the exterior environment)
  21. Class Monotrema (Distinguished by the presence of a single major connection between the body cavity and the exterior)
  22. Order Helicoida (Distinguished by single-stipe rhabdosomes)
  23. Order Dendroida (Distinguished by multi-stipe branching rhabdosomes)
  24. Order Pelagia (Distinguished by the presence of pneumatophores)
  25. Order Pterobranchoida (Distinguished by non-colonial lifestyle)
  26. Class Bitrema (Distinguished by a tube with two major connections between the body cavity and the exterior)
  27. Order Siphonata (Distinguished by the lack of distinction between the body cavity and stomach)
  28. Order Pharynxata (Distinguished by the presence of a pharynx and distinct gut)
  29. Class Pseudomollusca (Derived from Pharynxata; Distinguished by the presence of an anterior nerve-ring)
  30. Order Eurypoda (Distinguished by the presence of a single muscular foot attached to the body trunk.)
  31. Order Tentapoda (Distinguished by the lack of any but anterior tentacular appendages)
  32. Order Pteropoda (Distinguished by the presence of two wing-fins attached to the body trunk and two nerve cords running along the sides of the body)

Kingdom Pseudoplantae (Distinguished by the presence of cell walls of cellulose or chitin and rhodoplasts)

  1. Phylum Zygnematoida (Distinguished by lack of cellular differentiation, haplodiploid lifecycle, and colonial structure)
  2. Phylum Bryoida (Distinguished by branching stalks bearing spore capsules arranged in thick mats)
  3. Phylum Phycoida (Distinguished by macroscopic flattened leaf structures indistinct from a central stalk)
  4. Class Telephyca (Distinguished by a single main strip)
  5. Order Pneumatophyca (Distinguished by the presence of gas-filled floats)
  6. Order Branchiophyca (Distinguished by multiple frondlets branching off of the main stem)
  7. Class Polystipa (Distinguished by multiple frond-bearing stipes)
  8. Phylum Filicoida (Derived from Bryoida; distinguished by the presence of a vascular system)
  9. Class Macrobryomima (Distinguished by colonial structures)
  10. Class Monophyllomorpha (Distinguished by combined spore-producing and photosynthetic fronds)
  11. Class Biphyllomorpha (Distinguished by morphologically distinct sporangia and photosynthetic fronds)
  12. Order Radiostipa (Distinguished by the circular arrangement of fronds forming a central stalk)
  13. Order Monostipa (Distinguished by a single thick stalk bearing lateral frondlets)

Kingdom Mycomimoida (Distinguished by minimal cellular differentiation and the usual presence of mineralized cell walls or spicules)

  1. Phylum Spongimorpha (Porisomata? Distinguished by the invariable presence of spicules and primarily superterranean body structures)
  2. Class Hyalofera (Distinguished by the presence of siliceous spicules)
  3. Order Microphagea (Distinguished by a purely filter-feeding lifestyle)
  4. Order Sarcophagea (Distinguished by the ability to trap and consume whole animals)
  5. Order Xylifera (Distinguished by the presence of a vascular system- land sponges)
  6. Class Calcifera (Distinguished by the presence of calcareous spicules)
  7. Phylum Mycomorpha (Distinguished by primarily subterranean or endobiotic body structures)