Animal Evolution: Last Word on Sponges-First?

D Timothy J Littlewood

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.042

Animal Evolution: Last Word on Sponges-First?

Curr Biol. 2017 Apr 3;27(7):R259-R261. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.042.

Author

D Timothy J Littlewood¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. Electronic address: t.littlewood@nhm.ac.uk.

PMID: 28376330
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.042

Abstract

A major problem in understanding animal evolution is where early branching phyla, especially sponges and comb jellies (sea gooseberries), sit in the tree of life. A new study seeks to overcome this problem by sampling more species and data cleansing.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Ctenophora*
Phylogeny