†kingdom Chlorobiota
Alternative spelling: Metaphytae
Parent taxon: Eukaryota according to P. Kenrick and P.R. Crane 1997
Sister taxa: Amoebozoa, Animalia, Archaeplastida, Biliphyta, Chromalveolata, Excavata, Fungi, Opisthokonta, Plantae, Protozoa, Rhizaria, Rhizopodea, Stramenopila, Pareodinia, Meiourogonyaulax, Ctenidodinium, Mendicodinium, Dapcodinium, Paragonyaulacysta, Ambonosphaera, Subtilisphaera, Dichadogonyaulax, Chrysophyta, Actinopoda, Heterokontophyta
Subtaxa: Micromonadobionta, Streptobionta, Ulvobionta