Is it true that kelp are related to amoeba?

I've heard that kelp are related to amoeba. Is that really true or just a convenient catch-all bag they get classified into? Or am I way off base?Is it true that kelp are related to amoeba?
I am citing this from:





Introduction to Evolutionary Biology


Version 2


Copyright 漏 1996-1997 by Chris Colby


[Last Update: January 7, 1996]





which is on the Internet, should you be interested.





http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-intr鈥?/a>





';The common ancestor of all life probably used RNA as its genetic material. This ancestor gave rise to three major lineages of life. These are: the prokaryotes (';ordinary'; bacteria), archaebacteria (thermophilic, methanogenic and halophilic bacteria) and eukaryotes. Eukaryotes include protists (single celled organisms like amoebas and diatoms and a few multicellular forms such as kelp), fungi (including mushrooms and yeast), plants and animals. Eukaryotes and archaebacteria are the two most closely related of the three.';





This article is quite long, but it is also quite interesting.


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Is it true that kelp are related to amoeba?
Yes, but every organism is related to every other organism.





Kelp and amoebas are currently lumped together in the phyla protista, but they are not that closely related to each other.