Glaucophyte

Glaucophyta
Glaucocystis sp.
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Division:	Glaucophyta Skuja 1948
Class
Glaucocystophyceae Schaffner 1922
Synonyms
Glaucocystophyta Kies & Kremer, 1986

The glaucophytes are a small group of freshwater microscopic algae.^[1] Together with the red algae (Rhodophyta) and green algae plus land plants (Viridiplantae or Chloroplastida), they form the Archaeplastida.

The glaucophytes are of interest because they may be similar to the original algal type that led to green plants and red algae.^[1][2] The relationships between these groups are not yet clear,^[3] and the glaucophytes in particular need more study.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Patrick J. Keeling (2004). "Diversity and evolutionary history of plastids and their hosts". American Journal of Botany. 91 (10): 1481–1493. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.10.1481. PMID 21652304. S2CID 17522125. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
2. ↑ Kim, Eunsoo & Graham, Linda E. (2008). "EEF2 analysis challenges the monophyly of Archaeplastida and Chromalveolata". PLOS ONE. 3 (7): e2621. Bibcode:2008PLoSO...3.2621K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002621. PMC 2440802. PMID 18612431.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ↑ Palme J.D; Soltis D.E. & Chase M.W. (2004). "The plant tree of life: an overview and some points of view". American Journal of Botany. 91 (10): 1437–1445. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.10.1437. PMID 21652302. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2014-07-03.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)