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In five kingdom classification of Whittaker, some acellular organisms are not included, they are
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In Whittaker’s five-kingdom classification, acellular organisms are not included, and these mainly include viruses and viroids.
Viruses → acellular, not placed in any kingdom
Viroids → infectious RNA, also acellular
Lichens → not acellular (they are a symbiotic association of algae + fungi and are placed under fungi in classification context)
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