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IRMNG taxon detailsHeterokontophyta
118 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:118)
Ø. Moestrup, R.A. Andersen & M.D. Guiry in Guiry et al., 2023
accepted
Phylum
Bacillariophyta · unaccepted (no longer used at phylum level)
Chrysophyta · unaccepted (No longer treated as separate...)
No longer treated as separate phylum in Ruggiero et al. (2015) Diatomaceae · unaccepted (obsolete name at division/phylum level)
Eustigmatophyta · unaccepted (not accepted as phylum level)
Ochrophyta · unaccepted (non-preferred name in botanical usage)
Parmaphyta · unaccepted
Phaeophyta · unaccepted (No longer treated as separate...)
No longer treated as separate phylum in Ruggiero et al. (2015) Raphidophyta · unaccepted (No longer treated as separate...)
No longer treated as separate phylum in Ruggiero et al. (2015) Xanthophyta · unaccepted (No longer treated as separate...)
No longer treated as separate phylum in Ruggiero et al. (2015)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Guiry, M. D.; Andersen, R. A.; Moestrup, Ø. (2023). Validation of the name Heterokontophyta. <em>Notulae Algarum.</em> 297: 1-5., available online at https://www.notulaealgarum.com/2023/documents/Notulae%20Algarum%20No.%20297.pdf [details]
Taxonomic remark First introduced as class Heterokontae by Luther, 1899; first use as division (=phylum) by Hoek, 1978, with German description...
Taxonomic remark First introduced as class Heterokontae by Luther, 1899; first use as division (=phylum) by Hoek, 1978, with German description only (with subsequent English description in Hoek et al., 1995), also by Moestrup, 1992, both invalid according to Guiry et al., 2023 (Art. 44.1: described between 1958 through 31 December 2011 with no Latin description). First valid description is in Guiry et al., 2023. In AlgaeBase (2025 version), replaces "Heterokonta", previously used as superphylum; replaces "Ochrophyta" of Ruggiero et al., 2015. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Heterokontophyta. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118 on 2025-07-06
Date action by
original description
Guiry, M. D.; Andersen, R. A.; Moestrup, Ø. (2023). Validation of the name Heterokontophyta. <em>Notulae Algarum.</em> 297: 1-5., available online at https://www.notulaealgarum.com/2023/documents/Notulae%20Algarum%20No.%20297.pdf [details]
basis of record Guiry, M. D.; Andersen, R. A.; Moestrup, Ø. (2023). Validation of the name Heterokontophyta. <em>Notulae Algarum.</em> 297: 1-5., available online at https://www.notulaealgarum.com/2023/documents/Notulae%20Algarum%20No.%20297.pdf [details] taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 note: as Ochrophyta (previous name for this taxon) [details] current name source Guiry, M. D. (2024). How many species of algae are there? A reprise. Four kingdoms, 14 phyla, 63 classes and still growing. <em>Journal of Phycology.</em> https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13431., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13431 [details] extant flag source web search (AJR) [details] habitat flag source web search (AJR) [details] original description (of Ochrophyta) Cavalier-Smith, T. (1995). Zooflagellate phylogeny and classification. <em>Tsitologiia.</em> 37: 1010-1029. [details] original description (of Eustigmatophyta) Hibberd, D. J. (1981). Notes on the taxonomy and nomenclature of the algal classes Eustigmatophyceae and Tribophyceae (synonym Xanthophyceae). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 82(2): 93-119., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1981.tb00954.x [details] original description (of Parmaphyta) Kaczmarska, I.; Ehrman, J. (2023). Parmalean and other siliceous nannofossils from the Oligocene Polish Flysch Carpathians. <em>Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.</em> 68(3): 441-456., available online at https://doi.org/10.4202/app.01078.2023 [details] Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark First introduced as class Heterokontae by Luther, 1899; first use as division (=phylum) by Hoek, 1978, with German description only (with subsequent English description in Hoek et al., 1995), also by Moestrup, 1992, both invalid according to Guiry et al., 2023 (Art. 44.1: described between 1958 through 31 December 2011 with no Latin description). First valid description is in Guiry et al., 2023. In AlgaeBase (2025 version), replaces "Heterokonta", previously used as superphylum; replaces "Ochrophyta" of Ruggiero et al., 2015. [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Bacillariophyta)
To WoRMS To WoRMS (from synonym Chrysophyta) To WoRMS (from synonym Xanthophyta) To WoRMS (from synonym Phaeophyta) To WoRMS (from synonym Ochrophyta) |
