Chromista
See also: chromista
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), in reference to the pigments that are visible in these algae. Coined by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1981 based on earlier names like Chromophyta.
Proper noun
Chromista
- A taxonomic taxon within the subkingdom Biciliata – all algae whose chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and c. [from 1981]
- A taxonomic kingdom within the superkingdom Eukaryota.[1]
Hyponyms
- (taxon): Cryptista, Ochrophyta, Bigyra, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Haptophyta - phyla
- (kingdom): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Cryptista - subkingdoms
- (kingdom): Hacrobia, Harosa, Rhizaria - subkingdoms
- Halvaria, Rhizaria - infrakingdoms in Harosa
- Alveolata, Heterokonta - superphyla in Halvaria[1]
- Halvaria, Rhizaria - infrakingdoms in Harosa
Coordinate terms
References
Chromista on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chromista on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Chromista on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Noun
Chromista (plural Chromistas)
- (Internet) A person who uses Google Chrome as a web browser