A Large and Consistent Phylogenomic Dataset Supports Sponges as the Sister Group to All Other Animals

Volume: 27, Issue: 7, Pages: 958 - 967
Published: Apr 3, 2017
Abstract
Resolving the early diversification of animal lineages has proven difficult, even using genome-scale datasets. Several phylogenomic studies have supported the classical scenario in which sponges (Porifera) are the sister group to all other animals (''Porifera-sister''3 hypothesis), consistent with a single origin of the gut, nerve cells, and muscle cells in the stem lineage of eumetazoans (bilaterians + ctenophores + cnidarians). In contrast,...
Paper Details
Title
A Large and Consistent Phylogenomic Dataset Supports Sponges as the Sister Group to All Other Animals
Published Date
Apr 3, 2017
Volume
27
Issue
7
Pages
958 - 967
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