Schematic Evolutionary Tree of Eukaryotes with An Emphasis on Photosynthetic Lineages (IMAGE)

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Schematic Evolutionary Tree of Eukaryotes with An Emphasis on Photosynthetic Lineages

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Members of the Archaeplastida have primary plastids stemming directly from cyanobacteria. The primary plastids of red and green algae have spread from the Archaeplastida to other branches of the tree, including Rhizaria, Discoba, and Stramenopila. The colored taxon names in these lineages reflect the green or red algal secondary or tertiary endosymbiotic origin of their plastids. Taxon names highlighted in gray indicate the presence of one or more secondarily non-photosynthetic members.

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S Sibbald and J Archibald

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