Xenoturbella's molluscan relatives

Xenoturbella's molluscan relatives

Despite detailed morphological studies, the phylogenetic relationships of Xenoturbella bocki Westblad 1949 have remained unclear. The marine, worm-like X. bocki was first described as an acoel flatworm. Later it was proposed to be a deuterostome, and most recently as the sister taxon of the Bilateri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1997-11, Vol.390 (6655), p.31-32
Hauptverfasser: Noren, M, Jondelius, U
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Marine
Xenoturbella bocki
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Zusammenfassung:Despite detailed morphological studies, the phylogenetic relationships of Xenoturbella bocki Westblad 1949 have remained unclear. The marine, worm-like X. bocki was first described as an acoel flatworm. Later it was proposed to be a deuterostome, and most recently as the sister taxon of the Bilateria. Here we present DNA sequence data that place X. bocki within the protostome clade Eutrochozoa.
ISSN:0028-0836
DOI:10.1038/36242