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Xenacoelomorpha
A deep-branching bilaterian clade of animals with a simple body plan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xenacoelomorpha[2] (/ˌzɛnəˌsɛloʊˈmɔːrfə/) is a small phylum of bilaterian invertebrate animals, consisting of two sister groups: xenoturbellids and acoelomorphs. This new phylum was named in February 2011 and suggested based on morphological synapomorphies (physical appearances shared by the animals in the clade),[3] which was then confirmed by phylogenomic analyses of molecular data (similarities in the DNA of the animals within the clade).[2][4]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Subphyla ...
Xenacoelomorpha | |
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Xenoturbella japonica, a xenacoelomorph member (xenoturbellids) | |
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Proporus sp., another xenacoelomorph member (acoelomorphs) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
Clade: | ParaHoxozoa |
Clade: | Bilateria |
Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha Philippe et al. 2011[1] |
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