In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
> >
> > cell wall doesn't equal plant anymore?
>
> Fungi have cell walls, and they have their own kingdom now.
>
> It bothers me, too. Every ****ant little phylum is
> lobbying to get the status of kingdom. And bacteria
> have TWO kingdoms -- what's up with that?
>
> And while the biology people are handing out
> kingdom status right and left, who was there
> to defend poor Pluto.

<lol> I will ignore the "wisdom" of the powers that be and still call
Pluto a planet!

I think they dumped it due to it's eccentric orbit.
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