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.

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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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Opisthokonta distinguishedFrom Archaeplastida
Zygnematophyceae supergroup Archaeplastida