Xenacoelomorpha
basal bilaterian clade of small and very simple animals
Xenacoelomorpha is a proposed grouping of the xenoturbellids and acoelomorph flatworms, suggested by molecular data.[2] It may be a member of the deuterostomes, [3] and may be even more basal in the Bilateria.
| Xenacoelomorpha | |
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| Xenoturbella japonica, a xenacoelomorph member (xenoturbellids) | |
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| Proporus sp., another xenacoelomorph member (acoelomorphs) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Clade: | ParaHoxozoa |
| Clade: | Bilateria |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha Philippe et al. 2011[1] |
| Subphyla | |
References
change- ↑ Tyler, S.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (2006–2016). "Xenacoelomorpha". Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.7. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ Philippe H. et al. 2011. Acoelomorph flatworms are deuterostomes related to Xenoturbella. Nature 470 (7333): 255-258 [1]
- ↑ Perseke M. et al 2007. The mitochondrial DNA of Xenoturbella bocki: genomic architecture and phylogenetic analysis. Theory Biosci. 126 (1):35-42. Available on-line at [2] Archived 2019-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
