Taxonomy

The Grand Taxonomical Tree of Life is a comprehensive framework that organizes all known and theorized lifeforms across the Multiverse, blending scientific taxonomy with fantastical and speculative classes found throughout the Continuums Universes. This taxonomy accounts for traditional biological domains as well as entirely speculative "superdomains" such as energy beings, silicon-based organisms, divine manifestations, and artificial life.

Overview

This taxonomy is designed for both scientific and science fantasy settings, allowing for the categorization of real, mythical, and hybrid lifeforms. Each major clade is presented as a root-to-branch structure, accommodating everything from classical animalia to soul-based or artificial entities.

Primary Superdomains

Eukarya – Carbon-based, nucleated life: animals, plants, fungi, protists
Bacteria – Prokaryotic microorganisms
Archaea – Ancient prokaryotes, extremophiles
Bitumenya – Bitumen/tar-based hypothetical life
Siliconya – Silicon-based, crystalline, or mineraloid life
Energeia – Energy-based, plasma, soul, or spirit beings
Mechanika – Artificial, machine, digital, or cybernetic lifeforms
Divina – Divine, metaphysical, or purely conceptual entities

Example Taxonomical Branches

Eukarya Branches

Animalia
- Vertebrata
  - Mammalia – mammals
  - Sauria – lizard-like, dinosaurian
  - Avia – avian/bird-like
  - Drakonia – dragon-kind
    - Drakoid – classic, four-legged, winged dragons
    - Wyvernoid – two-legged, winged dragons
      - Kargorok – a species of Wyvernoid
    - Rok – classic "rok" type dragon/avian
  - Reptilia – real-world reptilians, lizards, snakes
  - Aquatilia – aquatic species (fish, amphibians, merfolk)
  - Gargantua – colossal beasts, kaiju-class monsters
  - Bestia – beastfolk (canids, felids, ursids, etc.)
  - Hominoidea – primates, humans, near-humans
    - Valorèin – superhuman offshoots
    - Allarian – near-human, but not baseline
Mollusca – mollusks, cephalopods, slugfolk
Arthropoda – insectoids, arachnoids, bugfolk
Lithoid – crystalline or mineral-based eukaryotes
- Crystalline Humanoids
  - Aenorian – crystalline, photonic life
Fungia – fungal, mycelial, "moldfolk"
Plantia – plants, dryads, walking flora

Siliconya Branches

Lithoida – crystal or mineral-based
- Crystalline Humanoids
  - Aenorian
Quartzine – quartz-based, tribal/colony life
Metallika – metal-based, golems, living alloys

Bitumenya Branches

Tarfolk – bitumen-based oozes, sentient "oil" creatures
Pitchborn – asphaltic, sticky elementals

Energeia Branches

Plasmid – plasma-based, living fire/lightning
Spiritus – spirits, aetheric entities
- Ainèin – e.g., Anèta (Lethurèa)

Mechanika Branches

Automata – robotic, droid, constructed "life"
Collective – machine hives, AIs
Nanites – nanomachine swarms
Bio-Synthetic – cyborgs, biomechanical hybrids

Divina Branches

Celestials – gods, angels, primordial beings
Demons – infernal/chaotic entities
Manifestations – avatars of metaphysical concepts
Sherok – divine or cursed species

Sample Lineages

Draconic Example

Life → Eukarya → Animalia → Vertebrata → Drakonia → Wyvernoid → Kargorok
Life → Eukarya → Animalia → Vertebrata → Drakonia → Drakoid → Rok

Crystalline Energy Life Example

Life → Siliconya → Lithoida → Crystalline Humanoids → Aenorian
Life → Energeia → Spiritus → Ainèin

Near-Human Example

Life → Eukarya → Animalia → Vertebrata → Mammalia → Hominoidea → Valorèin
Life → Eukarya → Animalia → Vertebrata → Mammalia → Hominoidea → Allarian

Classification Template

Life → [Superdomain] → [Kingdom/Phylum] → [Class] → [Order] → [Family] → [Genus] → [Species]
Example: Life → Energeia → Plasmid → Pyronid → Vulkorian

Notes

All branches are open for expansion; taxonomical ranks can be renamed or added for any universe.
Please create inter-wiki articles for any red-linked taxa or notable species.
This structure supports science fantasy crossovers and is intended for collaborative worldbuilding.
For custom “root-to-tip” lineages or deeper phylum lists, see the Species Templates page or contact an admin.