Kingdom Plantae Haeckel (1866) - plants
   Subkingdom Rhodoplantae G.W.Saunders & Hommers. (2004)
     Phylum Rhodophyta Wettst. (1901) - red algae
       Subphylum Metarhodophytina G.W.Saunders & Hommers. (2004) [monotypic]
         Class Compsopogonophyceae G.W.Saunders & Hommers. (2004)
           Order Erythropeltidales Garbary, Hansen & Scagel (1980) [monotypic]
             1 Family Erythrotrichiaceae G.M. Sm. (1933)