Nephrozoa
Clade of animals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clade of animals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nephrozoa is a proposed major clade of bilaterian animals. It includes all bilaterians other than Xenacoelomorpha. It contrasts with the Xenambulacraria hypothesis, which instead posits that Xenacoelomorpha is most closely related to Ambulacraria.[1][2][3][4][5] Which hypothesis is correct is controversial. Authors supporting the Xenambulacraria hypothesis have suggested that the genetic evidence used to support Nephrozoa may be due to systematic error.[1]
Nephrozoa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
Clade: | ParaHoxozoa |
Clade: | Bilateria |
Clade: | Nephrozoa Jondelius et al., 2002 |
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Eubilateria Ax, 1987 |
Below is a proposed phylogenetic tree of Nephrozoa:
Bilateria |
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