Chromista
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See also: chromista
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), in reference to the pigments that are visible in these algae. Coined by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1981 based on earlier names like Chromophyta.
Proper noun
[edit]Chromista
- A taxonomic taxon within the subkingdom Biciliata – all algae whose chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and c. [from 1981]
- A taxonomic kingdom within the superkingdom Eukaryota.[1]
Hyponyms
[edit]- (taxon): Bigyra, Cryptista, Haptophyta, Ochrophyta, Sagenista – phyla
- (kingdom): Chromobiota, Cryptista – subkingdoms
- (kingdom): Hacrobia, Harosa, Rhizaria – subkingdoms
- Halvaria, Rhizaria – infrakingdoms in Harosa
- Alveolata, Heterokonta – superphyla in Halvaria[1]
- Halvaria, Rhizaria – infrakingdoms in Harosa
Coordinate terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: chromist
References
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Chromista on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chromista on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Chromista on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Chromista placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase
- Chromista at the Tree of Life Web Project