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The correct scientific names a short description and the domain and kingdom of each one

The correct scientific names a short description and the domain and kingdom of each-example-1
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Here we have a series of different organisms belonging to different taxa, even more, some of them are extinct.

Trimerocephalus mastophthalmus

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animal

Family: Phacopida

Status: extinct

Diagnosis: Is a genus of trilobites lacking eyes, present during Devonian, they are aquatic arthropods which mean are invertebrates, with a segmented body, bilateral symmetry, and exoskeleton.

Bacillus mycoides

Domain: Bacteria

Kingdom: Does not apply, higher taxonomic level after domain, Phylum: Bacillota

Family: Bacillaceae

Status: Living

Diagnosis: Is a positive gram bacteria which means it has a very thick layer of proteoglycans in its cellular wall, rod-shaped, and it can form spores when conditions are adverse, in culture (agar) form large hairy colonies making it easy to distinguish from other bacillus species.

Raphus cucullatus

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animal

Family: Columbidae

Status: Extinct

Diagnosis: Also known as Dodo, was a non-flying bird endemic to Mauricio island close to Madagascar. Closely related to pigeons and doves, according to descriptions it was a bird of 1m in height, with grayish feathers and a weight close to 10Kg. Extinct at the end of the XVII century due to human hunt.

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animal

Family: Ornithorhynchidae

Status: Living

Diagnosis: It is one of the few monotremes species that are still alive, as they still retain very primitive characteristics, the reproduction is still by egg, however as any mammal, they possess mammary glands, originally from Australia the Platypus is semiaquatic and due to its unique appearance the first exhibition specimen that was presented in the royal society was believed it was a scam with a beaver, duck and an otter ensembled together.

Archaeopteryx lithographica

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animal

Family: Archaeopterygidae

Status: Extinct

Diagnosis: It was a primitive bird with intermediate traits between feathered dinosaurs and modern birds, lived during the superior Jurassic period in what today is the south of Germany. It had an aspect similar to a European magpie but slightly larger, with a great capacity to fly and glide, however, even with an aspect more similar to modern birds, it had more in common with small dinosaurs of the Mesozoic, with great sharp teeth, three fingers with claws, large bony tail as well as other characteristics of the skeleton.

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