Topology-dependent asymmetry in systematic errors affects phylogenetic placement of Ctenophora and Xenacoelomorpha
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A data simulation approach shows that the contested origins of Ctenophora and Xenacoelomorpha are obscured by systematic errors.
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Whelan and Halanych's simulations questioning the reliability of the CAT model's inference of large numbers of site categories (and its placement of Porifera as sister to other animals) were found to be flawed, and improved simulations are instead consistent with Ctenophora sister deriving from LBA.
“In-line with this Whelan and Halanych’s simulations questioning the reliability of the CAT model’s inference of large numbers of site categories (and its placement of Porifera as sister to other animals)34 were found to be flawed41, and improved simulations are instead consistent with Ctenophora sister deriving from LBA79.”
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- Authors
- Kapli, P., & Telford, M. J.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Telford, Maximilian J.
- Venue
- Science Advances
- Published
- 2020-12-11
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 50
- ISSN
- 2375-2548 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7732190
- OpenAlex
- W3112831972
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 45
- FWCI
- 13.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Science Advances (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/R016240/1)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Keywords
- Ctenophora, Xenacoelomorpha, animal phylogeny, systematic errors, phylogenetic tree topology
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