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The evolution of the Ecdysozoa

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Telford, Maximilian J, Bourlat, Sarah J, Economou, Andrew, Papillon, Daniel, Rota-Stabelli, Omar·2008·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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Ecdysozoa is a clade composed of eight phyla: the arthropods, tardigrades and onychophorans that share segmentation and appendages and the nematodes, nematomorphs, priapulids, kinorhynchs and loriciferans, which are worms with an anterior proboscis or introvert. Ecdysozoa contains the vast majority of animal species and there is a great diversity of body plans among both living and fossil members. The monophyly of the clade has been called into question by some workers based on analyses of whole genome datasets. We review the evidence that now conclusively supports the unique origin of these phyla. Relationships within Ecdysozoa are also controversial and we discuss the molecular and morphological evidence for a number of monophyletic groups within this superphylum.

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Authors
Telford, M. J., Bourlat, S. J., Economou, A., Papillon, D., & Rota-Stabelli, O.
Venue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Published
2008-01-11
Volume
363
Issue
1496
Pages
1529-1537
ISSN
  • 0962-8436 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-2970
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197
References
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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Telford, M. J., Bourlat, S. J., Economou, A., Papillon, D., & Rota-Stabelli, O. (2008). The evolution of the Ecdysozoa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2007.2243

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