Clade Chrysophyta
Parent taxon: Protista according to J. Shoshani et al. 1989
See also Andrews 1976
Sister taxa: Actinopoda, Ambonosphaera, Chitinozoa, Dapcodinium, Dichadogonyaulax, Mendicodinium, Palaeopascichnus, Paragonyaulacysta, Prasinophyta
Subtaxa: Chrysophyceae