The PEDIGREE of
Corticata [Cavalier-Smith model]

     aka Chromista

    External page: Instead of a Five-Kingdom model of Eukaryotes, a detailed clading has been derived by Cavalier-Smith et al. It might shed light on Eukaryote evolution.


 "Child(ren)":       Hacrobia   ;  poss.   Kingdom Chromalveolata   ;   Kingdom Chromista   ;   Empire of Archaeplastida
 poss. "Partner(s)":       Red plastid   ;   Chloroplastid       Superempire Corticata
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/-- Earth of Basin Groups Era (Hadean Eon)   +====> [ 34]
/-- Earth of Nectarian Era (Hadean Eon)
/-- Earth of Lower Imbrian Era (Hadean Eon)
/-- Earth of Eoarchean Era (Archean Eon)
/-- Non-reproducing Precursor Organism
/-- Earliest life (Based on Peptide Nucleic Acid)
/ or: polyamide nucleic acid
/ or: glycol nucleic acid or: threose nucleic acid
/  \-- Montmorillonite-based Vesicles
/-- Earlier life (Based on RNA)
/   / (skip this generation?)
/-- Earlier Life (Based on RNA and Protein)
/-- Last Universal Ancestor of Present Life
/ OR: Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)   +====> [ 9]
/-- Alkaline hydrothermal vents
/  \-- Tiny cavities in iron sulphide rocks
/-- Empire of Life (Seven-Kingdom Model)
/-- Subempire Eukaryota
/ OR: The First Eukaryote   +====> [ 54]
/   / OR: First Eukaryote [Lopez-Garcia - Moreira Model]   +====> [ 51]
/-- Eukaryota [Cavalier-Smith model]
/-- Clade of Orthokaryotes & Discicristata
/-- Clade of Orthokaryotes
/-- Clade of Neokaryotes [Cavalier-Smith model]
/  
- Corticata [Cavalier-Smith model]
 

 
  (poss.) ``1-Great Grandchildren:''       Superphylum Alveolata   ;   Division Heterokontophyta (Diatoms, Brown Algae, Golden Algae, etc.)   ;   Infrakingdom Rhizaria   ;   Infrakingdom Halvaria   ;   Kingdom of Viridiplantae (Green Plants)   ;   Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae)
 

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