Current biology : CBAnimalsPhylogenyGenomeInvertebratesBryozoa
Phoronid genome supports a monophyletic Lophophorata.
Thomas D Lewin, Tosuke Sakagami, Li-Jung Kao, Isabel Jiah-Yih Liao, Yi-Ling Chiu, Victor M Piñon-Gonzalez, Jeng-Yi Li, Kai-Xuan Tin, Mei-Yeh Jade Lu, Kazuyoshi Endo, John D D Bishop, Mayuko Hamada, Yi-Jyun Luo
Published: 202510.1016/j.cub.2025.10.020
Abstract
Resolving deep branches of the animal tree of life remains a major challenge in evolutionary biology. One long-standing debate concerns the putative clade Lophophorata, which includes brachiopods, phoronids, and bryozoans, united by a ciliated feedin…
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