Polyplacotomia Explained

Polyplacotomia is a class of placozoans, to this date only comprising Polyplacotoma mediterranea. It was established in 2022. Their morphology is strikingly different from other placozoans in Uniplacotomia, exhibiting a highly ramified, branching structure with multiple amoeboid projections. It differs from Uniplacotomia by 76 uniquely present and 600 absent genes.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Tessler. Michael. Galen. Spencer. DeSalle. Rob. Schierwater. Bernd. Let's end taxonomic blank slates with molecular morphology. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2022-12-08. 10. 10.3389/fevo.2022.1016412. free.