Archaeplastida
E737423
Archaeplastida is a major eukaryotic supergroup that includes land plants, green algae, red algae, and glaucophytes, all characterized by primary plastids derived from an ancient endosymbiotic event with cyanobacteria.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
eukaryotic supergroup ⓘ |
| alternativeNameUsedInSomeLiterature | Plantae sensu lato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cellWallsOftenContain | cellulose ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | primary plastids ⓘ |
| containsMacroscopicAlgae | true ⓘ |
| containsMicroscopicAlgae | true ⓘ |
| containsMulticellularLineages | true ⓘ |
| containsUnicellularLineages | true ⓘ |
| distinguishedFromOtherPhotosyntheticEukaryotesBy | possession of primary rather than secondary or tertiary plastids ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
oxygen production
ⓘ
primary producers ⓘ |
| fossilRecordExtendsBackTo | Proterozoic Eon (for some lineages) ⓘ |
| glaucophytesDistinctBy | cyanelles with peptidoglycan layer ⓘ |
| greenLineageCharacterizedBy | chlorophylls a and b ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Diaphoretickes (in some systems) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Chlorophyta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Embryophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Glaucophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Streptophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ glaucophytes ⓘ green algae ⓘ land plants ⓘ red algae ⓘ |
| includesLineages |
freshwater species
ⓘ
marine species ⓘ terrestrial species ⓘ |
| isMonophyletic |
subjectToPhylogeneticDebate
ⓘ
widelySupported ⓘ |
| kingdomScope | Eukaryota ⓘ |
| landPlantsDerivedFrom | streptophyte green algae ⓘ |
| nuclearGenomeType | linear chromosomes ⓘ |
| photosynthetic | true ⓘ |
| plastidPigmentsInclude |
chlorophyll a
ⓘ
phycobiliproteins in many red algae and glaucophytes ⓘ |
| plastidsAcquiredBy | primary endosymbiosis ⓘ |
| plastidsOrigin | cyanobacteria ⓘ |
| plastidsType | primary plastids with two envelope membranes ⓘ |
| primaryPlastidsDerivedFrom | single ancient endosymbiotic event ⓘ |
| redAlgaeDistinctBy | lack of flagella ⓘ |
| reproductionIncludes |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| starchStoredIn | plastids ⓘ |
| storageProduct | starch ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | supergroup ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.