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Monera

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noun

One of the taxonomic kingdoms in the old biological classification system that consisted of prokaryotes, particularly bacteria, archebacteria, and blue-green algae


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Kingdom Monera is one of the five kingdoms of biological classification system, which is no longer widely used.


Word origin: Greek moneres (single, solitary)

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Re: Re:

... it is chordate. I would think arthropods would be a better opposite. wouldn't annelid be a better opposite? or rather let it go down to monera groups :wink:

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by jwalin
Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:03 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Vertebrates and invertebrates
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Views: 9082

Help with some more questions

... eubacteria. they are called arhebacteria only because they are both prokaryotes, which all used to be clumped together in a single kingdom called Monera. Now we know different

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by MrMistery
Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:40 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help with some more questions
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Re: characteristics of the six kingdoms

I dont think there is any need of 6th kingdom as it is easily classified with 5 kingdoms taking eubacteria and archaebacteria in the kindom monera. Maybe as one domain "Prokarya" to go with the already-existing Eukarya, but as kingdoms I think they're different enough to be separate. ...

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by EASTstroudsburg13
Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:08 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: characteristics of the six kingdoms
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The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

... is made up of protists (single-celled creatures invisible to the human eye); Fungi, which is made up of mushrooms, mold, yeast, lichen, etc; and Monera, which is made up of the three types of bacteria. The next category is the Phylum. There are several phyla within each kingdom. The phyla start ...

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by gamila
Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:45 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox
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Monera small, simple single prokaryotic cell (nucleus is not enclosed by a membrane); some form chains or mats absorb food bacteria, blue-green algae, and spirochetes Protista large, single eukaryotic cell (nucleus is enclosed ...

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by Dinkey
Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:27 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: characteristics of the six kingdoms
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