Clade Chromalveolata
Parent taxon: Eukaryota according to S. M. Adl et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Acritarcha, Allonema, Archaeplastida, Chlorobiota, Chromista, Dinophyta, Euglenophyta, Opisthokonta, Plantae, Protista, Protozoa, Prymnesiophyta, Rhizaria, Rhizopodea, Stramenopila
Subtaxa: Alveolata Cryptophycae Haptophyta