(4) an angiosperm (Spider Orchid) (5) a couple species of fungi ( Penicillium and a yeast) (6) a ctenophore (comb jelly) (1) a cyanobacterium ( Anabaena) (2) a radiolarian ( Acantharea) (3) a dinoflagellate ( Ceratium) The organisms depicted in this tattoo are (starting at 4 o'clock and going around clockwise):

Notice that this version of the tree is the same one that appears in in biology at the University of Melbourne. Tree of Life tattoo, courtesy of Clare D'Alberto, who is working on her Ph.D.

To an interactive version of the Tree of Life diagram with common names.

Then, below that is an artist's commisioned work for a hospital, and links Below the book cover is a photo of the tree as it was used in an exhibit onĬhange:The Future of Global Design' (which first opened in the Vancouver ArtĪnd has since appearedin Toronto and Chicago, and is scheduled to be displayed in various venuesĪround the world). They individually adapted their tattoosįrom another version of the tree that I used as a book cover, Below are several adaptations of this figure my favorites are the two stunning back tattoosįrom Clare D'Alberto and Monica Quast. In many museum displays and other educational exhibits, and its use for educational Species that have been formally described and named. (i.e., three thousand out of an estimated nine million species), or about Represented is approximately the square-root of the number of species thought Groups remain over- or under-represented). Very roughly in proportion to the number of known species in each group (although On their availability, but we attempted to include most of the major groups, Hillis, Derrick Zwickl, and Robin Gutell,Ībout this Tree: This tree is from an analysis of small subunit rRNA sequencesįrom about 3,000 species from throughout the Tree of Life. You are welcome to use it for non-commercial educational purposes. (If you would prefer a simplified version with common names, please see below.)īlueprint shops and other places with large format printers can print this Printing at least 54' wide is recommended. (~3,000 species, based on rRNA sequences) (pdf, 368 KB)

The Tree of Life for non-commercial, educational purposes:

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