Cryptista is a clade of eukaryotes. It is related to Archaeplastida, and is in the group Diaphoretickes.[1]
Although it has sometimes been put with Haptista in the group Hacrobia, which is in the kingdom Chromista,[2] studies have said that Hacrobia is not a clade.[3]
Taxonomy
Based on studies done by Cavalier-Smith, Chao & Lewis 2015[4][5]
- Corbihelia
- Phylum Microheliellida Tedersoo 2017 [Endohelia Cavalier-Smith 2015]
- Class Endohelea Cavalier-Smith 2012
- Clade Cryptista s.s.
- Phylum Palpitophyta Tedersoo 2017
- Class Palpitea Cavalier-Smith 2012
- Clade Rollomonadia Cavalier-Smith 2013 stat. nov.
- Phylum Kathablepharidophyta Okamoto & Inouye 2005 [Leucocrypta Cavalier-Smith 2015]
- Class Leucocryptea Cavalier-Smith 2004[6] [Kathablepharidea (sic) Okamoto & Inouye 2005; Kathablepharidophyceae]
- Phylum Cryptophyta Pascher 1913 em. Adl et al. 2012 (Cryptomonada Cavalier-Smith 2004 sta. n.]
- Class Goniomonadea Cavalier-Smith 1993
- Class Cryptophyceae Fritsch 1937