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Chromista
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chromista
Translingual
Etymology
From mul grc χρῶμα color, in reference to the pigments that are visible in these algae. Coined by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1981 based on earlier names like mul Chromophyta.
Proper noun
taxon subkingdom Biciliata all algae whose chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and c from 1981
kingdom superkingdom Eukaryota
Hyponyms
taxon Bigyra phylum, mul Cryptista, Haptophyta phylum, Ochrophyta phylum, Sagenista phylum – phyla
kingdom Chromobiota subkingdom, Cryptista – subkingdoms
kingdom Hacrobia subkingdom, Harosa subkingdom, Rhizaria – subkingdoms
Halvaria infrakingdom, Rhizaria – infrakingdoms in Harosa
Alveolata, Heterokonta superphylum – superphyla in Halvaria
Coordinate terms
kingdom in Eukaryota Plantae kingdom, Fungi kingdom, mul Protozoa, mul Animalia
Descendants
en 1 chromist
References
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