The PEDIGREE of
Pacific Giant Kelp

 
     aka Giant bladder kelp, Macrocsytis pyrifera; (longest seaweed, growing up to 60 meters); aka Fucus pyrifer, Laminaria pyrifera, etc.

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/-- proto-Eukaryote   +====> [ 53]
/-- The First Eukaryote
/ OR: First Eukaryote [Lopez-Garcia - Morei.   +====> [ 51]
/  \-- (NN), a (thermophilic?) Bacterium   +====> [ 47]
/-- Domain of Eukaryotes
/-- Subdomain Bikonta
/   / (skip this generation?)
/-- Superempire Corticata
/ (skip this generation?)
/   / OR: Corticata [Cavalier-Smith model]   +====> [ 59]
/-- Kingdom Chromalveolata
/ OR: Kingdom Chromalveolata (Seven-Kingdom Model)   +====> [ 56]
/-- Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae)   +====> [ 62]
/-- Class Cyanidiophyceae (primitive red algae)
/  \-- Red plastid
/-- Subkingdom S.A.R. (Stramenopiles & Alveolates & Rhizaria)
/   / or: Not! Halvaria (q.v.)
/-- Division Heterokontophyta (Diatoms, Brown Algae, Golden Algae, etc.)
/-- Superempire Corticata   +====> [ 57]
/   / OR: Corticata [Cavalier-Smith model]   +====> [ 59]
/-- Empire of Archaeplastida
/ OR: Kingdom of Archaeplastida   +====> [ 56]
/  \-- Chloroplastid   +====> [ 49]
/-- Superkingdom of Metabionta
/   / or: poss. Clade of Excavata and Rhodophyta
/-- Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae)
/-- Class Cyanidiophyceae (primitive red algae)
/  \-- Red plastid
/-- Subdivision Ochrophyta
/-- Class Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae)
/-- Order Laminariales (Kelp)
/-- Family Laminariaceae
/-- Genus Macrocystis (giant kelp)
/  
- Pacific Giant Kelp
 

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