Class Xanthophyceae (yellow-green algae)
Parent taxon: Heterokontophyta according to E. Taylor et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Archaeomonas, Bacillariophyceae, Dictyochophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Cymatogonia, Periptera, Biddulphiaceae, Dossetia, Stephanogonia, Bruniopsis, Discoideae, Cosmiodiscus, Triceratiaceae, Bacillariophytina, Clavicula, Pleurosigma, Macrora, Mediaria
Subtaxa: none
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xanthophyceae in the database