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No, the 'Kingdom' Protista is not a clade or monophyletic group at all, most likely. It could be that it should be divided into about 60 separate kingdoms. 'Protista' was used as a catch-all for unclassifyable groups. This surely does not reflect reality and work is under way to properly classify the algae and protista that swarm in this improper group called Protista.

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The kingdom Protista is not considered a true clade because it is a paraphyletic group, meaning it does not include all descendants of a common ancestor. This group has been reclassified into multiple kingdoms based on evolutionary relationships.

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