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Species-level cladogram of the Xenoturbella genus, based on mitochondrial DNA and protein sequences. [1] [2]

The sister-group to Xenoturbella is indicated: Acoelomorpha. The clade grouping Xenoturbella and Acoelomorpha is indicated: Xenacoelomorpha.

Usage

{{Cladogram of Xenoturbella species}}

yields:

   Xenacoelomorpha  

  Acoelomorpha  

   Xenoturbella  
  'Shallow' clade  
         

  X. japonica

         

  X. bocki

  X. hollandorum

  'Deep' clade  
         

  X. monstrosa

         

  X. churro

  X. profunda


See also

References

  1. ^ Rouse, Greg W.; Wilson, Nerida G.; Carvajal, Jose I.; Vrijenhoek, Robert C. (2016-02-04). "New deep-sea species of Xenoturbella and the position of Xenacoelomorpha". Nature. 530 (7588): 94–97. Bibcode: 2016Natur.530...94R. doi: 10.1038/nature16545. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  26842060. S2CID  3870574.
  2. ^ Nakano, Hiroaki; Miyazawa, Hideyuki; Maeno, Akiteru; Shiroishi, Toshihiko; Kakui, Keiichi; Koyanagi, Ryo; Kanda, Miyuki; Satoh, Noriyuki; Omori, Akihito; Kohtsuka, Hisanori (2017). "A new species of Xenoturbella from the western Pacific Ocean and the evolution of Xenoturbella". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (1): 245. Bibcode: 2017BMCEE..17..245N. doi: 10.1186/s12862-017-1080-2. PMC  5733810. PMID  29249199.