Ochrophyta

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Ochrophyta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Heterokontophyta
(unranked): Ochrophyta
Subphyla
  • Khakista
  • Phaeista

Ochrophyta is a group of mostly photosynthetic heterokonts.[1][2] It is divided into two subphyla, Phaeista (comprising Hypogyristea and Chrysista) and Khakista (comprising Bolidomonas and diatoms).[3]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Thomas Cavalier-Smith & Ema E.-Y. Chao (2006). "Phylogeny and megasystematics of phagotrophic heterokonts (kingdom Chromista)". Journal of Molecular Evolution 62 (4): 388–420. doi:10.1007/s00239-004-0353-8. PMID 16557340. 
  2. ^ Ingvild Riisberga, Russell J. S. Orr, Ragnhild Kluge, Kamran Shalchian-Tabrizi, Holly A. Bowers, Vishwanath Patil, Bente Edvardsen & Kjetill S. Jakobsen (2009). "Seven gene phylogeny of heterokonts". Protist 160 (2): 191–204. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2008.11.004. PMID 19213601. 
  3. ^ "Heterokontophyta". SHIGEN. National Institute of Genetics. Retrieved June 18, 2009.