†kingdom Chlorobiota
Alternative spelling: Metaphytae
Parent taxon: Eukaryota according to P. Kenrick and P.R. Crane 1997
Sister taxa: Acritarcha, Allonema, Archaeplastida, Chromalveolata, Chromista, Conglobocella, Dinophyta, Euglenophyta, Melanocyrillium, Opisthokonta, Palaeosiphonella, Plantae, Protista, Protozoa, Prymnesiophyta, Rhizaria, Rhizopodea, Stramenopila
Subtaxa: Micromonadobionta Streptobionta Ulvobionta