The CAM clade is a clade containing the Archaeplastida (Plantae sensu lato) and the clade Pancryptista (which, in turn, contains Cryptista and Microheliella maris). This clade is supported by phylogenomic analyses from 2022 that mainly support the clade Pancryptista, but also mention that Archaeplastida's closest lineage is Pancryptista, making them sister taxa.[1] Together, they form the clade CAM, which stands for the constituent clades (Cryptista, Archaeplastida, and Microheliella).

CAM
Several images showing the diversity of the Archaeplastida.
Rhodomonas salina, a Pancryptist.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: CAM
Yazaki et al., 2022
Subgroups

Classification

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The following cladogram shows the placement of the subclades within CAM:[1]

CAM

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.