The PEDIGREE of
Clostridium

     (it is hypothesized that Neomura began with a juncture between an actinobacterium and a clostridium)

 "Child(ren)":       (NN), a peculiar Symbiote   ;   C. botulinum (botulism)   ;   C. tetani (tetanus)   ;   etc.
 poss. "Partner(s)":       (NN), a thermophilic Bacterium
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/-- Earth of Nectarian Era (Hadean Eon)   +====> [ 35]
/-- Earth of Lower Imbrian Era (Hadean Eon)
/-- Earth of Eoarchean Era (Archean Eon)
/-- Non-reproducing Precursor Organism
/-- Earliest life (Based on Peptide Nucleic Acid)
/ or: polyamide nucleic acid
/ or: glycol nucleic acid or: threose nucleic acid
/  \-- Montmorillonite-based Vesicles
/-- Earlier life (Based on RNA)
/   / (skip this generation?)
/-- Earlier Life (Based on RNA and Protein)
/-- Last Universal Ancestor of Present Life
/ OR: Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)   +====> [ 9]
/-- Alkaline hydrothermal vents
/  \-- Tiny cavities in iron sulphide rocks
/-- Proto-Bacteria  (3700 M BC)
/-- Glycobacteria (Traditional Model)
/-- Eurybacteria (Traditional Model)
/-- Superphylum Endobacteria
/   / OR: Subkingdom Terrabacteria (Terra-Hydro Model)   +====> [ 45]
/-- Phylum Firmicutes
/-- Order Clostridiales (incl. sulfate-reducing bacteria)
/-- Family Clostridiaceae
/  
- Clostridium
 

 
  (poss.) ``Grandchildren:''       Phylum Nanoarchaeota (ultra-small symbiotes)   ;   Phylum Euryarchaeota   ;   Kingdom Crenarchaeota   ;   an Archeaote   ;   another Archeaote
 

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