Raphidomonadea

Raphidomonads
Gonyostomum semen
Gonyostomum semen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Infraphylum: Chrysista
Superclass: Raphidoistia
Cavalier-Smith 1986 orth. mut. 2006
Class: Raphidomonadea
Chadefaud 1950 ex Silva 1980
Subclasses & orders

Raphidomonadea is a class of Stramenopiles containing both photosynthetic and phagotrophic protists. The phagotrophic groups are known as Raphopoda, and comprise actinophryid heliozoa and the marine genus Commation. The photosynthetic groups are known as the raphidophyte algae. Their relationship was elucidated through phylogenetic analyses.[1][2]

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