[17] A secondary endosymbiosis event involving an ancestral red alga and a heterotrophic eukaryote resulted in the evolution and diversification of several other photosynthetic lineages such as Cryptophyta , Haptophyta , Stramenopiles (or Heterokontophyta) , and Alveolata . (wikipedia.org)
Algae2
The algae can be then further categorized based on these characteristics: Storage products Photosynthetic pigments Chloroplast structure Inclusions of the cell Cell wall structure Flagella structure Cell division Life history The algae in the Protist kingdom can be placed into three different categories of macroalgae/seaweeds-phaeophyta, rhodophyta or chlorophyta. (wikipedia.org)
[3] The Rhodophyta comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. (wikipedia.org)
Streptophyta2
A monophyletic group of green plants that includes all land plants ( EMBRYOPHYTA ) and all green algae ( CHLOROPHYTA and STREPTOPHYTA ). (nih.gov)
Grupo monofilético de plantas verdes que incluye todas las plantas terrestres (EMBRYOPHYTA) y todas las algas verdes (CHLOROPHYTA y STREPTOPHYTA). (bvsalud.org)
Chrysophyta1
The microalgae in these marine environments can be categorized into four varieties-pyrrhophyta, chrysophyta, euglenophyta or cryptophyta. (wikipedia.org)