Acoel flatworms are not platyhelminthes: evidence from phylogenomics
Acoel flatworms are not platyhelminthes: evidence from phylogenomics
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Acoel flatworms are small marine worms traditionally considered to belong to the phylum Platyhelminthes. However, molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that acoels are not members of Platyhelminthes, but are rather extant members of the earliest diverging Bilateria. This result has been called into question, under suspicions of a long branch attr...
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Acoel flatworms are not platyhelminthes: evidence from phylogenomics
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1950156459
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1950156459
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0000717
