WoRMS taxon details
Chromista
7 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:7)
accepted
Kingdom
Biota
Stramenopila · unaccepted
- Phylum Bacillariophyta
- Subkingdom Hacrobia
- Subkingdom Harosa
- Phylum Heterokontophyta
- Subkingdom Chromobiota (disused)
- Phylum Chrysophyta accepted as Chrysophyceae (synonym)
- Subkingdom Cryptista accepted as Cryptophyta
- Phylum Xanthophyta accepted as Xanthophyceae
- Subkingdom Chromista incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Chromista. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=7 on 2025-04-22
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Other
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Classification Issues concern whether or not Cryptista and Haptista are properly part of Chromista. Phylum Katablepharophyta has also been proposed in lieu of subphylum Leucocrypta (which has temporal priority). [details]
