Pedigree: Subdivision Ochrophyta

The PEDIGREE of

Subdivision Ochrophyta

"Child(ren)": Class Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae) ; Chrysophyceae (golden algae (e.g. chrysamoeba)) ; Bacillariophyceae (diatoms : 100k species) ; Actihrysophyceae (Dictyochophyceae :: axodines) ; Xanthophyceae (yellow-green algae) ; 10 other classes

________	________	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______
							/	-- proto-Eukaryote +	====> [ 53]
						/	-- The First Eukaryote
						\|	\	/ OR: First Eukaryote [Lopez-Garcia - Moreira Model] +	====> [ 51]
						/	\	-- (NN), a (thermophilic?) Bacterium +	====> [ 47]
					/	-- Domain of Eukaryotes (2100 M BC)
				/	-- Subdomain Bikonta
				/		/ (skip this generation?)
			/	-- Superempire Corticata
			\|		/ (skip this generation?)
			/		/ OR: Corticata [Cavalier-Smith model] +				====> [ 59]
		/	-- Kingdom Chromalveolata
		\|	\	/ OR: Kingdom Chromalveolata (Seven-Kingdom Model) +					====> [ 56]
		\|	\|			/	-- Superkingdom of Metabionta +		====> [ 61]
		\|	\|			/		/ or: poss. Clade of Excavata and Rhodophyta
		\|	\|		/	-- Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae)
		\|	\|	/	-- Class Cyanidiophyceae (primitive red algae)
		/	\	-- Red plastid
	/	-- Subkingdom S.A.R. (Stramenopiles & Alveolates & Rhizaria)
	/		/ or: Not! Halvaria (q.v.)
/	-- Division Heterokontophyta (Diatoms, Brown Algae, Golden Algae, etc.)
\|	\					/	-- Superempire Corticata +		====> [ 57]
\|	\|					/		/ OR: Corticata [Cavalier-Smith model] +	====> [ 59]
\|	\|				/	-- Empire of Archaeplastida
\|	\|				\|	\	/ OR: Kingdom of Archaeplastida (Seven-Kingdom Model) +		====> [ 56]
\|	\|				/	\	-- Chloroplastid +		====> [ 49]
\|	\|			/	-- Superkingdom of Metabionta
\|	\|			/		/ or: poss. Clade of Excavata and Rhodophyta
\|	\|		/	-- Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae)
\|	\|	/	-- Class Cyanidiophyceae (primitive red algae)
/	\	-- Red plastid
- Subdivision Ochrophyta

``3-Great Grandchild:'' Pacific Giant Kelp