Herbert Copeland proposed separate kingdoms -- Mychota -- for prokaryotes and -- Protoctista -- for eukaryotes ( including fungi ) that were neither plants nor animals .
Jump up ^ In the original 4 - kingdom model proposed in 1959 , Protista included all unicellular microorganisms such as bacteria .
Herbert Copeland proposed separate kingdoms -- Mychota -- for prokaryotes and -- Protista -- for eukaryotes ( including fungi ) that were neither plants nor animals .
Jump up ^ In the original 4 - kingdom model proposed in 1959 , Protista included all unicellular microorganisms such as bacteria .