Phylum Cercozoa Cavalier-Smith et al. 1998
Full reference: T. Cavalier-Smith, and A. 1998. Biological Reviews. 73(3):203-266
Parent taxon: Rhizaria according to S. M. Adl et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Foraminifera, Gromia, Haplosporidia, Radiozoa, Retaria
Subtaxa: Thecofilosea