kingdom Chromista

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological kingdom
gptkbp:alternativeTo sometimes grouped with Protista
sometimes split into multiple kingdoms
gptkbp:characteristic gptkb:chlorophyll_c
cell walls often contain cellulose
photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic members
plastids derived from secondary endosymbiosis
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:Plantae
gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Eukaryota
gptkbp:habitat marine environments
freshwater environments
terrestrial environments
gptkbp:hasPlastids yes (in most groups)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label kingdom Chromista
gptkbp:importantFor source of alginates
pathogens of plants and animals
primary producers in aquatic ecosystems
gptkbp:includesPhyla gptkb:Ochrophyta
gptkb:Labyrinthulomycetes
gptkb:Oomycota
gptkb:Cryptophyta
gptkb:Haptophyta
Sagenista
Chytridiomycota (historically, but now usually excluded)
gptkbp:notableFeature lack of starch storage in plastids
storage of energy as laminarin or chrysolaminarin
flagella with tripartite hairs (mastigonemes) in some groups
distinctive mitochondrial cristae (tubular or discoid)
gptkbp:notableMembers gptkb:algae
gptkb:golden_algae
diatoms
brown algae
water molds
cryptomonads
haptophytes
gptkbp:plastidOrigin secondary endosymbiosis of red algae
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Thomas_Cavalier-Smith
gptkbp:rank gptkb:King
gptkbp:referenceTaxonomy Adl et al. 2019 classification
Cavalier-Smith system
NCBI taxonomy
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Chromista
gptkbp:taxonRank disputed
gptkbp:yearProposed 1981
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cavalier-Smith,_1981
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7