Thomas Cavalier-Smith (21. srpna 1942 – 19. března 2021 [1 ]) byl profesor evoluční biologie na University of Oxford. [2 ] V roce 2004 získal ocenění International Prize for Biology [3 ] a v roce 2007 Zlatou medaili Linného společnosti. [4…
The Chaetognatha / k iː ˈ t ɒ ɡ n ə θ ə/ or chaetognaths / ˈ k iː t ɒ ɡ n æ θ s/ (meaning bristle-jaws) are a phylum of predatory marine worms that are a major component of plankton worldwide.
The two-empire system (two-superkingdom system) was the top-level biological classification system in general use from the early 20th century until the establishment of the three-domain system (which itself is currently being challenged by…
Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants accepts the terms as equivalent. [1 ] [2 ] [3 ] Depending on definitions, the animal…
In 1998, Cavalier-Smith published a six-kingdom model, [6 ] which has been revised in subsequent papers. The version published in 2009 is shown below. [20 ] [a ] [21 ] Cavalier-Smith no longer accepted the importance of the fundamental…
Along with Peter C. Doherty, he shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells. [2 ] [3 ]