Placozoa and Cnidaria are sister taxa
C. E. Laumer, H. Gruber-Vodicka, M. G. Hadfield, V. B. Pearse, A. Riesgo, J. C. Marioni, G. Giribet
This study analyzes the phylogenetic placement of placozoans using new genomes and shows support for either a sister-group relationship between Cnidaria and Placozoa or Cnidaria and Bilateria, depending on gene selection.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2018Zoology