Animal evolution: Trichoplax, trees, and taxonomic turmoil.
The genome sequence of Trichoplax adhaerens, the founding member of the enigmatic animal phylum Placozoa, has revealed that a surprising level of genetic complexity underlies its extremely simple body plan, indicating either that placozoans are secondarily simple or that there is an undiscovered morphologically complex life stage.
Miller
David J
DJ
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia. david.miller@jcu.edu.au
Ball
Eldon E
EE
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D054909:Placozoa / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development