†kingdom Chlorobiota
Alternative spelling: Metaphytae
Parent taxon: Eukaryota according to P. Kenrick and P.R. Crane 1997
Sister taxa: Acritarcha, Allonema, Archaeplastida, Birrindudutuba, Changchengia, Chromalveolata, Chromista, Conglobocella, Dictyosphaera, Dinophyta, Euglenophyta, Filinexum, Gigantosphaeridium, Glossophyton, Kamolineata, Limbunyasphaera, Palaeosiphonella, Plantae, Protista, Protozoa, Prymnesiophyta, Rhizopodea, Sarcomastigophora, Satka, Siphonoseptum, Spiromorpha, Stramenopila, Tappania, Tuanshanzia, Valeria
Subtaxa: Micromonadobionta Streptobionta Ulvobionta