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Chromista 
AphiaID: 7

Classification: Biota > Chromista
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Kingdom
Parent Biota
Synonymised
taxa
  Stramenopila
Source  from synonym: Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1982). Five Kingdoms : an illustrated guide to the phyla of life on earth. Second edition. Freeman. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa
 Subkingdom Chromista incertae sedis
Subkingdom Hacrobia
Subkingdom Harosa

Subkingdom Chromobiota (unaccepted, disused)
Subkingdom Cryptista accepted as Cryptophyta
Environment marine
Note  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]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:7
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2008-10-22 08:52:10Z  created  Decock, Wim
2008-10-22 09:06:10Z  checked  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Chromista. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=7 on 2013-05-21
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