Diaphoretickes

Diaphoretickes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Adl et al., 2012
Subtaxa

See cladogram

Synonyms
  • Corticata Lankester 1878, emend. Cavalier-Smith, 2002

Diaphoretickes (/ˌdaɪ.əfəˈrɛtɪkiːz/ DY-ə-fə-RET-i-keez) is a major group of eukaryotic organisms, with over 400,000 species. The majority of the earth's biomass that carries out photosynthesis belongs to Diaphoretickes.[1]

  1. ^ Bar-On YM, Phillips R, Milo R (June 2018). "The biomass distribution on Earth". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (25): 6506–6511. doi:10.1073/pnas.1711842115. PMC 6016768. PMID 29784790.