Chromista
See also: chromista
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editChromista
- 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
editDescendants
edit- → English: chromist
References
editChromista 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