Phylum Sarcomastigophora
Parent taxon: Eukaryota according to E. Morycowa et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Acritarcha, Allonema, Archaeplastida, Birrindudutuba, Changchengia, Chlorobiota, Chromalveolata, Chromista, Conglobocella, Dictyosphaera, Dinophyta, Euglenophyta, Filinexum, Gigantosphaeridium, Glossophyton, Kamolineata, Limbunyasphaera, Palaeosiphonella, Plantae, Protista, Protozoa, Prymnesiophyta, Rhizopodea, Satka, Siphonoseptum, Spiromorpha, Stramenopila, Tappania, Tuanshanzia, Valeria
Subtaxa: Catinaster Nemkovella Praedorothia
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