Cryptista

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cryptista

1. the cryptomonads etc
   1. A taxonomic phylum within the taxon Chromista. [from 1989]
   2. A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Hacrobia.

Hypernyms

• (phylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Hacrobia - subkingdom

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Cryptomonada, Leucocrypta - subphyla
• (phylum in subkingdom): Palpitia, Rollomonadia - subphyla
  • Palpitea; Cryptophyceae, Goniomonadea, Leucocryptea - classes
    • Palpitida, Cryptomonadales, Pyrenomonadales, Tetragonidales, Goniomonadida, Katablepharida - orders included in both higher placements

References

• Cryptista on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cryptista on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cryptophyceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cryptista placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase