Tree of Life Participants
David Maddison conceived the Tree of Life project, and serves as the lead designer, lead coordinator, and programmer. He also coordinates insects, beetles, carabid beetles, and tetrapods.
Wayne Maddison serves as designer and programmer. He also coordinates the pages for phyla of animals other than chordates and insects.
Here is a partial list of additional people who have agreed to contribute to pages in the Tree of Life. For some contributors we give a general indication of the groups they will be working on, although this might not be precise. Apologies to participants who have not yet been listed!
There are 138 contributors listed here for the Tree of Life.
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria
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- Olsen, Gary (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Viruses
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- Calisher, Charlie
- McClure, Marcie (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Basal Eukaryotes
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- Sogin, Mitch (MBL, Woods Hole)
- Patterson, David (University of Sydney)
Red Algae
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- Fredericq, Suzanne (Smithsonian Institution)
- Freshwater, Wilson (Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington)
- Hommersand, Max (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
- Saunders, Gary (University of New Brunswick)
Green Plants
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- Crane, Peter (Field Museum, Chicago) - fossil plants
- Gensel, Pat (University of North Carolina) - fossil plants
- Kendrick, Paul - fossil plants
Angiosperms
- Donoghue, Michael (Harvard University) - Basal angiosperm pages.
- Barker, Nigel (University of the Western Cape) - Grasses
- Baum, David - Epilobium
- Bogler, David (University of Texas, Austin) - Agavaceae
- Hahn, Bill (Smithsonian Institution) - Monocots
- Hapeman, Jeff (University of Wisconsin) - Myrtales
- Olmstead, Dick (University of Washington)
- Soltis, Doug (Washington State University)
- Sytsma, Ken (University of Wisconsin) - Myrtales
- Zimmer, Elizabeth (Smithsonian Institution)
Bryophytes
- Crandall-Stotler, Barbara - Liverworts and Hornworts
- De Luna, Efrain - Mosses
- Mishler, Brent (University of California, Berkeley) - Lead coordinator, bryophytes
- Speer, Brian (University of California, Berkeley) - Liverworts and Hornworts
- Stotler, Ray - Liverworts and Hornworts
Ferns
- Pryer, Kathleen (Indiana University) - Ferns
- Smith, Alan (UC Berkeley)
Green Algae
- McCourt, Rick (DePaul University) - Lead coordinator, green algae
- Buchheim, Mark
- Chapman, Russ (Louisiana State University)
- Lewis, Louise A. (Duke University)
Fungi
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- Blackwell, Meredith (Louisiana State University) - Basal Fungal page
- Vilgalys, Rytas (Duke University) - Basal Fungi page
Ascomycota
- Lutzoni, François (Indiana University)
- Spatafora, Joey (Oregon State University)
- Taylor, John (University of California, Berkeley)
Basidiomycota
- Swann, Eric (University of Minnesota)
Chytridiomycota
- Longcore, Joyce (University of Maine)
Zygomycota
- O'Donnell, Kerry (USDA, Peoria)
- Simon, Luc (Université Laval)
Chordata
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- Lundberg, John (University of Arizona) - Basal vertebrates, some fish pages
- Gauthier, Jacques (California Academy of Sciences)
- Hedges, Blair
- Klembara, Jozef - Discosauriscus
- Laurin, Michel (University of California, Berkeley) - Basal Tetrapod page
Amphibians
- Beerli, Peter (University of Washington.) - Western European water frogs
- Cannatella, David (U. of Texas, Austin) - Basal Frog and Toad pages
- Ford, Linda (American Museum of Natural History) - frogs and toads
- Frost, Darrel (American Museum of Natural History)
- Graybeal, Anna (University of Texas, Austin) - toads
- Hillis, David (University of Texas) - basal page of living amphibians
- Larson, Allan (Washington University, St. Louis) - salamanders
Birds
- Edwards, Scott (University of Washington)
- Lanyon, Scott (University of Minnesota)
- Mindell, David (University of Michigan)
Crocodylians
- Brochu, Christopher (University of Texas, Austin) - Crocodylia
- Poe, Stephen (University of Texas, Austin) - Crocodylia
Fish
- Albert, James (University of Michigan) - gymnotoids
- Berra, Tim - salamander fish
- Bornbusch, Alan (U. Mass, Amherst) - Siluridae
- Friel, John (Florida State University)
- Mabee, Paula (San Diego State University)
- Naylor, Gavin (Yale University) - Sharks
- Pietsch, Ted (University of Washington) - anglerfishes
- Reis, Roberto E. (University of Michigan) - Callichthyids
- Stiassny, Melanie (American Museum of Natural History) - Cichlids
- Westneat, Mark (Field Museum, Chicago) - Some coral reef fishes.
Mammals
- Honeycutt, Rodney (Texas A+M University)
- Rowe, Timothy (University of Texas, Austin)
Squamata
- de Queiroz, Kevin (Smithsonian Institution) - Lead coordinator, squamates
- de Queiroz, Alan (University of Colorado) - Garter snakes
- Hodges, Wendy (University of Texas, Austin) - Horned lizards
- Martins, Emilia (University of Oregon)
Arthropoda
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Arachnida
- Maddison, Wayne P. (University of Arizona) - Salticidae (jumping spiders).
- Stockwell, Scott (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research) - Scorpions
Crustacea
- Abele, Larry
- Brusca, Richard
- Brusca, Gary
- Crandall, Keith (University of Texas, Austin) - Crayfish
Hexapoda
Blattaria
- Grandcolas, Philippe
Coleoptera
- Maddison, David R. (University of Arizona) - Basal Coleoptera pages, Carabidae, Bembidiini, various other carabid beetles.
- Ball, George E. (University of Alberta) - Carabidae
- Browne, Jonathan (University of Cape Town) - Scarabaeoidea
- Caterino, Michael (UC Berkeley) - Histeridae
- Farrell, Brian (Harvard University) - Chrysomeloidea and Curculionoidea
- Hall, W.E. - ptiliids
- Johnson, Paul (South Dakota State University) - Elateroids
- Kavanaugh, David (California Academy of Sciences) - Carabid tribe Nebriini.
- Kovarik, Peter W. (Ohio State University) - Histeridae
- Kukalová-Peck, Jarmila (Carleton University) - Scarabaeoidea
- Leibherr, James K. (Cornell University) - Carabidae
- Leschen, Rich - Tenebrionoidea
- Lingafelter, Steve - Cerambycidae
- Newton, Alfred (Field Museum, Chicago) - Staphylinoidea
- Noonan, Gary (Milwaukee Public Museum) - Carabidae, Harpalini
- Pakaluk, Jim (Smithsonian Institution) - Cucujoidea
- Pearson, David (Arizona State University) - Tiger beetles
- Pollock, Darren - Tenebrionoidea
- Scholtz, Clarke H. (University of Pretoria) - Scarabaeoidea
- Slipinski, S. Adam (Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii, Warsaw) - Cucujoidea
- Thayer, Margaret (Field Museum, Chicago) - Staphylinoidea
- Vogler, Alfried (British Museum of Natural History) - Tiger beetles
Collembola
- Soto, Felipe (University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana)
Dermaptera
- Haas, Fabian (Institut fŸr Spezielle Zoologie, Jena)
Diptera
- Currie, Douglas (Royal Ontario Museum) - Simuliidae
- Moulton, J. Kevin (University of Arizona) - Simuliidae
- Wiegmann, Brian (North Carolina State University) - Basal Diptera pages
- Yeates, David (University of Queensland) - Basal Diptera pages
Embiidina
- Ross, Ed (California Academy of Sciences)
Hemiptera
- Andersen, Nils Möller (Copenhagen University) - Coordinate Hemiptera, Gerromorphs
- Moran, Nancy (University of Arizona) - aphids
- Stern, David (Cambridge University) - Aphids
Hymenoptera
- Agosti, Donat - ants
- Brothers, Denis - Mutillidae
- Carpenter, James (American Museum of Natural History)
- Johnson, Norm (Ohio State University)
- Minckley, Bob
Lepidoptera
- Kristensen, Niels (University of Copenhagen) - Coordinate Lepidoptera
- Sperling, Felix (University of California, Berkeley)
Neuropteroids
- Oswald, John (Texas A&M University)
Odonata
- Trueman, John (CSIRO, Australia)
Orthoptera
- Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure (MNHN, Paris) - Grylloidea
- Flook, Paul (Zoologisches Institut, Basel)
- Gerber, Anne (University of Arizona)
- Gwynn, Darryl (University of Toronto)
Plecoptera
- Nelson, C. Riley (University of Texas, Austin)
Thysanoptera
- Crespi, Bernie (Simon Fraser University)
- Heming, Bruce (University of Alberta)
Hymenoptera
- Wahl, Dave - Ichneumonidae
Other Metazoans
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Annelida
- McHugh, Damhnait (Harvard University)
- Siddall, Mark (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences) - Leeches
Cnidaria
- Romano, Sandra L. (Smithsonian)
Mollusca
- Lindberg, David L. (UC Berkeley) - Lead coordinator, molluscs
- Hickman, Carole (UC Berkeley)
Nematoda
- Powers, Tom (U. Nebraska)
Onychophora
- Rowell, David