Monera
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Monera is a former biological kingdom that comprised all prokaryotic, single-celled organisms such as bacteria and archaea, distinguished by their lack of a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
Aliases (1)
- Bacteria ×2
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biological kingdom
→
taxonomic group → |
| cellType |
prokaryotic
→
|
| cellularity |
unicellular
→
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Animalia
→
Fungi → Plantae → Protista → |
| ecologicalRole |
decomposers
→
nitrogen fixers → primary producers → |
| geneticExchange |
conjugation
→
transduction → transformation → |
| geneticMaterialOrganization |
nucleoid region
→
|
| habitat |
ubiquitous in diverse environments
→
|
| hasCharacteristic |
70S ribosomes
→
binary fission reproduction → circular DNA → lack of membrane-bound organelles → lack of true nucleus → peptidoglycan cell wall in many members → |
| includes |
archaebacteria
→
bacteria → cyanobacteria → prokaryotic microorganisms → |
| includesPathogensOf |
animals
→
humans → plants → |
| introducedBy |
Ernst Haeckel
→
|
| introducedIn |
1866
→
|
| kingdomOf |
prokaryotes
→
|
| metabolism |
autotrophic
→
chemoautotrophic → heterotrophic → photoautotrophic → |
| notRecognizedBy |
modern three-domain classification
→
|
| oxygenRelationship |
aerobic
→
anaerobic → facultative anaerobic → |
| partOfSystem |
Whittaker five-kingdom system
→
|
| recognizedBy |
Lynn Margulis
→
R. H. Whittaker → |
| replacedBy |
Archaea domain
→
Bacteria domain → three-domain system → |
| reproduction |
asexual
→
|
| status |
obsolete kingdom in modern taxonomy
→
|
| taxonomicRank |
kingdom
→
|
| usedIn |
five-kingdom classification system
→
two-kingdom classification extensions → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Eukarya
("Bacteria")
→
Protista → |
contrastedWith |
|
Archaea
("Bacteria")
→
|
distinguishedFrom |