Xenophyta

Chemophyta

**Xenophyta**

**Xenophyta** (lit. "strange plants") is the class comprising all terrestrial Chemophyta.

## Description

Like all Chemophytes, Xenophytes are generally referred to as "plants" for the sake of simplicity, but are not plants in the truest sense.

Xenophytes are primarily chemotrophic, with red phototrophic symbiotes in their leaves providing them additional nutrients. Their central body is covered by a tough, waxy cuticle, and red leaves grow from the meristem located at the top of the body.

### Branches

* Caulophyta: The oldest branch of Xenophytes, also the most diverse branch.
* Xylophyta: The tallest of the Xenophytes, analogous to our trees in ecological role.

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										+ Archepleuroptera
											- Archepleuropteridae†
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												* *Sphenorhynchus sullivanae*
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												* Archeallobrachinae†
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								- Euonychodontidae†
									* Ensidontia†
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										+ *Leucothrix caliburi*†
									* Amphidontia
										+ Archeamphidontia†
										+ Xenopsidae
											- *polylophodon thomasi*
											- Archexenopsidae
												* Archexenopsinae
												* Euxenopsidae
													+ Ankistrobrachidae
													+ Neoxenopsidae
														- Teleopsidae
														- Chelaphora
															* Stenochelaphora
															* Pachychelaphora
											- Stenopsidae
												* File:StenopsidaeEvo.pngArchestenopsidae
												* Neostenopsidae
													+ Peloropsidae
														- Archepeloropsidae
														- Anaxotheriidae
													+ Ceratodontia
														- Archeceratodontia
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															* Aratrodontia
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																	- Archelaphrodontia
																	- Neoelaphrodontia
																		* Spathodontia
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				+ Synischia
					- Megalobrachidae†
						* Archemegalobrachia†
							+ Archemegalobrachidae†
							+ Prenobrachidae†
						* Titanopoda†
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								- Euprocerapoda†
									* *Megaphagus matti*†
								- Stylopoda†
									* *Hybotitan bluenoti*†
							+ Baropoda†
								- Eubaropoda†
									* *Nanopus proximensis*†
									* Eubaropodidae†
								- Pachypoda†
					- Deinognatha
						* Eudeinognatha†
							+ Eudeinognathidae†
								- *Euoplos gulielmi*†
							+ Malleognatha†
						* Odontognatha
							+ Trachygnatha†
								- *Telmarchos krisi*†
							+ Dolichognatha
								- Eudolichognatha
									* Archedolichognatha†
									* Hybognatha
								- Pelagotheria†
									* Actatheria†
										+ *Eurypus geberi*†
									* Thalattotheria†
										+ Isopterygia†
										+ Anisopterygia†
											- *Pontodrakon nicholsi*†

* **Chemophyta**
	+ Archaeophyta
	+ **Xenophyta**
		- Caulophyta
			* Neocaulophyta
				+ Eucaulophyta
					- Eucaulophytaceae
						* Eucaulophytoideae
						* Nothodendrales†
					- Reptophyta
				+ Brachyphyta
					- Archebrachyphyta
						* Eubrachyphyta
							+ Eubrachyphytaceae
							+ Desmophyta
								- Carnophyta†
								- Chromatophyta
									* Archechromatophyta
										+ Archechromatophytacea
										+ Aphyllophyta
									* Zygophyta
										+ Zygophytacea
											- Zygodendrales
											- Archezygophytacea
										+ Harpactophyta†
						* Tylophyta
					- Cryptophyta
						* Eucryptophyta
						* Pagophyta
			* Necrophyta
		- Xylophyta
			* Euxylophyta
				+ Archexylophyta
					- Archexylophytacaea
					- Coelophyta
				+ Nodophyta
			* Altiphyta†
				+ *Trilobophyllus axidenti*†

 † = Extinct