CAM (clade)
 | This article relies on a single source. (November 2025) |
| CAM | |
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| Several images showing the diversity of the Archaeplastida. | |
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| Rhodomonas salina, a pancryptist. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | CAM Yazaki et al., 2022 |
| Subgroups | |
The CAM Clade includes Archaeplastida (plants) and a group called Pancryptista, which has species like Cryptista and Microheliella maris. A study from 2022 showed that Pancryptista is closely related to Archaeplastida, so they are like siblings in a family tree. Together, these groups are called CAM, which stands for Cryptista, Archaeplastida, and Microheliella.
Evolution Tree
The following cladogram shows the arrangement of the subclades within CAM:
References
- ↑ Yazaki, E; Yabuki, A; Imaizumi, A; Kume, K; Hashimoto, T; Inagaki, Y (2022). "The closest lineage of Archaeplastida is revealed by phylogenomics analyses that include Microheliella maris". Open Biology. 12 (4) 210376. doi:10.1098/rsob.210376. PMC 9006020. PMID 35414259.
