| Year of divergence | 2.6 billion years ago |
| Cause of divergence | Early bacterial land colonization |
| Resulting organisms | Numerous algae forms |
| Consequences for life | Faster eukaryotic evolution • Early appearance of land plants • Emergence of intelligent life |
| Consequences for symbiosis | Symbiotic relationships with other life forms |
| Implications for extraterrestrial life search | Alternate life history implications for extraterrestrial life search |
