Plants+HC clade explained

Plants+HC clade is a group of eukaryotes proposed by Burki et al. (2008).^[1]

It includes:

• Plants
• Hacrobia (the "HC" refers to Cryptophyta and Haptophyta, the two major members of this group)

See also

• photosynthesis

Notes and References

1. F.. Shalchian-Tabrizi. Pawlowski . K. . J.. Phylogenomics reveals a new 'megagroup' including most photosynthetic eukaryotes. Burki. Biology Letters. 4. 4. 366–369. 2008. 18522922. 2610160 . 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0224.