Proteorhodophytina
Subphylum of red algae
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Proteorhodophytina is a subdivision of red algae containing unicellular, pseudofilamentous, and filamentous photosynthetic eukaryotes.[1]
| Proteorhodophytina | |
|---|---|
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| Smithora naiadum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Subdivision: | Proteorhodophytina Muñoz-Gómez & al. 2017 |
| Classes | |
Taxonomy
- Class Compsopogonophyceae G. W. Saunders & Hommersand
- Class Porphyridiophyceae M. Shameel
- Class Rhodellophyceae Cavalier-Smith
- Class Stylonematophyceae H. S. Yoon, K. M. Müller, R. G. Sheath, F. D. Ott & D. Bhattacharya
Genomics
Plastid genomes of Proteorhodophytina are large, highly diversified, and intron-rich[1] which contrasts with the generally compact and slow-evolving plastid genomes of other rhodophytes.[2] Mitochondrial genomes of Proteorhodophytina are also larger than in other groups of red algae.[3]