Cryptista

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