title: A java applet for exploring the new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists.
abstract: We have converted the hierarchically organized new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists proposed by Adl et al. into an interactive and dynamic Java applet. The current version of the applet can be accessed via http://phylogenetics.bioapps.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/etv. We use the layout from a Degree-of-Interest tree (DOITree) that effectively displays all the taxonomic information as well as the phylogenetic relationships described in the original article by Adl et al. The tree was made using the Prefuse Toolkit for interactive information visualization. All browsers capable of using Java applets will be able to view the tree. The applet is freely available for scientists, teachers, and students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioinformatics, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany. matthias.wolf@biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Philipp N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Seibel
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dandekar
authors.forename: Denis H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lynn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D010933:Plankton / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface