†kingdom Chromista Cavalier-Smith 1981
Parent taxon: Eukaryota according to M. A. Ruggiero et al. 2015
See also Blackwell 2004 and Kiessling 2003
Sister taxa: Acritarcha, Allonema, Archaeplastida, Birrindudutuba, Changchengia, Chlorobiota, Chromalveolata, Conglobocella, Cucumiforma, Dictyosphaera, Dinophyta, Euglenophyta, Filinexum, Gigantosphaeridium, Kamolineata, Leiothrichoides, Limbunyasphaera, Palaeosiphonella, Plantae, Protista, Protozoa, Prymnesiophyta, Rhizopodea, Sarcomastigophora, Satka, Sinosabelliditida, Siphonoseptum, Soldadotubulus, Spiromorpha, Stramenopila, Tappania, Tuanshanzia, Valeria, Waltheria