Plants+HC+SAR megagroup


The Archaeplastida+HC+SAR megagroup is a group of eukaryotes proposed by Burki et al..
It includes:
This description includes all Bikonts that are not excavates and Hemimastigophora. It is also referred to as Diaphoretickes or the SAR/HA Supergroup, or the Corticata with Rhizaria now included in the SAR supergroup.
It was previously described as the sum of Archaeplastida, Rhizaria, and chromalveolates. However, this description is obsolete, largely due to the discovery that chromalveolata was not monophyletic.
It includes most of the species engaging in photosynthesis, except for the Euglenozoa and Cyanobacteria.