Xenacoelomorpha is the sister group to Nephrozoa

Johanna T. Cannon,Bruno Cossermelli Vellutini,John A. Smith,Fredrik Ronquist,Ulf Jondelius,Andreas Hejnol

Xenacoelomorpha is the sister group to Nephrozoa

2016

Johanna T. Cannon
Bruno Cossermelli Vellutini
John A. Smith
Fredrik Ronquist
Ulf Jondelius
Andreas Hejnol

Robust phylogenetic analysis based on transcriptomes of Xenoturbella and acoelomorph worms shows that Xenacoelomorpha is an early bilaterian lineage forming the sister group to Nephrozoa.

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Taxonomy (biology)
Phylogenetics
Xenacoelomorpha
Nephrozoa
Phylogenetic tree
Genetics
Sister group
Biology
Xenoturbella
Acoela
Zoology
Deuterostome
Bilateria
Nemertodermatida

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