The Chlorophytina are a proposed basal Tetraphytina clade.[2][3] It is currently seen as sister of the Pedinomonadaceae. It contains the more well-known green alga and is characterized by the presence of phycoplasts.
Chlorophytina | |
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Composite image to illustrate the diversity of Chlorophytina. Top left: Ulva. Top right: Caulerpa. Bottom left: Bornetella. Bottom right: Dictyosphaeria. | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Subphylum: | Chlorophytina |
Classes[1] | |
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Below is a consensus reconstruction of green algal relationships, mainly based on molecular data et al.[4][5][6]
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green algae |