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Corticata

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Eukaryota

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Bikont, Apusozoa, Unikont, Neomura, Archaeplastida

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Corticata ("one with a cortex"), in the classification of eukaryotes (living organisms with a cell nucleus), is a clade suggested by Cavalier-Smith to encompass the eukaryote supergroups of the following two groups:

  • Plantae, or Archaeplastida (plants, red algae, green algae, and glaucophytes)
  • Chromalveolata (a group including kelp, water moulds, ciliates, dinoflagellates, and other organisms)
  • It can also be described as all Bikonts that are not Excavates or Rhizaria.

    It is not clear that it is indeed a clade (that is, containing all organisms descended from a common ancestor, and no others). A study published in 2014 supported its monophyly.

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    Corticata Wikipedia


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