The phylogeny of extant starfish (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) including Xyloplax, based on comparative transcriptomics.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.07.022
Abstract: Multi-locus phylogenetic studies of echinoderms based on Sanger and RNA-seq technologies and the fossil record have provided evidence for the Asterozoa-Echinozoa hypothesis. This hypothesis posits a sister relationship between asterozoan classes (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) and… read more here.
Keywords: asteroidea; starfish asteroidea; extant starfish; data subsets ... See more keywords
Two new Paleozoic Asteroidea (Echinodermata) and their taxonomic and evolutionary significance
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DOI: 10.1017/jpa.2018.70
Abstract: Abstract. Sertulaster keslingi new genus new species (Palaeasteridae) and Delicaster hotchkissi new species (Permasteridae) are asteroid echinoderms described, respectively, from the Ordovician and Carboniferous of eastern North America. The new genus and species help to… read more here.
Keywords: two new; taxonomic evolutionary; new paleozoic; echinodermata taxonomic ... See more keywords