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Contents 1 Two-empire System 2 The original two-empire system 3 Other Three Domain System Page 4 What is a Domain?

[edit] Two-empire System

The link labeled "Two-empire system" actually points to a page about the political meaning of "two empire system". And that page does not have a disambiguation paragraph.

How is the five-empire system different from the old five-kingdom system that was used before monera was divied up into archaebacteria and eubacteria? — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 02:34, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The original two-empire system

Should the Empire be listed as an equivalent term for Domain? I believe that the Empire was originally conceived as a top-level rank encompassing all living things (Empire Organisata) as distinct from non-living things (Empire Inorganisata), and is therefore superordinate to what are now called Domains. Gnostrat 13:25, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other Three Domain System Page

Should these be merged? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.239.56 (talk) 22:22, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

• yes —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knick99 (talk • contribs) 11:32, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

• Support the merge. There is insufficient notable and sourced material here for a separate article. Only one source is given and many of the article assertions have no source. N2e (talk) 11:30, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] What is a Domain?

What is a domain? (In a few sentences somebody-please!)--DJackD (talk) 08:39, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

A domain is a level of taxonomy higher than a kingdom.