A Treatise on the Classification of Organisms

Below is a transcript of A Treatise on the Classifcation of Organisms by Gargantua.

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Written by Gargantua, apprentice Henris, apprentice of Pullus, apprentice of Klin the Elder, whose authority comes from his unerring logic and observation and transcribed by Wevfa of Yuri, expanding upon the work of Pullus in A Treatise on Beings.

Of the Grand Division of Forms
"The complete existence of any living thing is made up in part by the heart, soul and body" (Pullus, A Treatise on Beings)

An organism is any living thing housed in a body that is capable of response to stimuli, reproduction and maintenance of stability whole. The body that houses the organism does not need to remain constant.

Bodies originating in the Hitherworld are usually solid and bodies originating in either the Etherworld or the Netherworld are usually made of the formless material Essence.

It is upon this distinction that I attempt to divide and classify all organisms.

Of the Espiri Domain
The Esperi have bodies made of Essence, a shapeless substance that can change form. Maintaining one form over an extended time takes a lot of energy but if kept for long enough a body can lose the ability to change form.

Of the Corpum Domain
The Corpum have bodies that slowly grow and develop overtime. Eventually they begin to stop functioning correctly and fall apart.

Of the Organisation, Division and Classification of Organisms
All life shall be split into two divisions, the Espiri Domain and the Corpum Domain. The Espiri shall then be divided into the kingdoms of Ibvora and Bavora. The Corpum shall be divided into the kingdoms of Animalia, Plantae and Fungi.

All these kingdoms shall be divided into phyla, and these phyla shall be divided into classes, and these classes shall be divided into orders, and these orders shall be divided into families, and these families shall be divided into genera, and these genera shall be divided into specific species with each division placing similar organisms.