| Haptista | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Phylum: | Haptista Cavalier-Smith 2015 |
| Subphyla | |
Haptista is a group of protists made up of centrohelids and haptophytes. Phylogenomic studies indicate that Haptista, together with Ancoracysta twista, forms a sister clade to the TSAR supergroup, but it may also be sister to the Cryptista (+Archaeplastida). [1] [2] [3] [4] It is thus one of the earliest diverging Diaphoretickes.
Based on studies done by Cavalier-Smith, Chao & Lewis 2015 [5] and Ruggiero et al. 2015. [6]