Chromista

See also: chromista

Translingual

Etymology

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

Chromista

1. A taxonomic taxon within the subkingdom Biciliata – all algae whose chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and c. [from 1981]
2. A taxonomic kingdom within the superkingdom Eukaryota.

Hyponyms

• (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

Coordinate terms

• (kingdom in Eukaryota): Plantae, Fungi, Protozoa, Animalia

Descendants

• → English: chromist

References

• 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