Corticata
Proposed superkingdom
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Corticata ("one with a cortex"), in the classification of eukaryotes (living organisms with a cell nucleus), is a superkingdom suggested by Thomas Cavalier-Smith to encompass the following two eukaryote supergroups:[citation needed]
- Plantae,[1] or Archaeplastida (land plants, red algae, green algae, and glaucophytes)
- Chromalveolata (a polyphyletic group including kelp, water moulds, ciliates, dinoflagellates, and other organisms)
(unranked):Orthokaryotes
(unranked):Neokaryotes
(unranked):Bikonta
Superkingdom:Corticata
Lankester 1878, emend. Cavalier-Smith, 2002
Lankester 1878, emend. Cavalier-Smith, 2002
| Corticata | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Orthokaryotes |
| (unranked): | Neokaryotes |
| (unranked): | Bikonta |
| Superkingdom: | Corticata Lankester 1878, emend. Cavalier-Smith, 2002 |
| Kingdoms | |
Cavalier-Smith later included Rhizaria as well, resulting in a close similarity to Diaphoretickes — not identical as Diaphoretickes does not contain polyphyletic taxa.[2][3][4]
