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Benthozoa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: |
Benthozoa A. Erives and B. Fritzsch, 2019 |
Clades | |
Porifera | |
Synonyms | |
Myriazoa |
The Benthozoa or Myriazoa [1] are a proposed basal animal clade consisting of the Porifera and ParaHoxozoa as sister of the Ctenophora. [2] An alternative phylogeny is given by the Porifera-sister hypothesis in which Porifera are the first diverging animal group.
Choanozoa |
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950 mya |