Cnidarian 41-taxon phylogenomic sample

Genome-scale sampling resolves several living cnidarian branches while marking Hexacorallia as a weakly supported boundary.

Represented range0–0 Ma

RegionsGlobal living-taxon transcriptome and genome samples

CladesAnthozoa · Medusozoa · Cnidaria

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A 41-taxon phylogenomic matrix supports Anthozoa, Medusozoa, Octocorallia, Hydrozoa and a Staurozoa–Cubozoa–Scyphozoa clade, while Hexacorallia support is weak because Ceriantharia placement is equivocal.

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References

Phylogenomic analyses support traditional relationships within CnidariaZapata, F.; Goetz, F.E.; Smith, S.A.; Howison, M.; Siebert, S.; Church, S.H.; Sanders, S.M.; Ames, C.L.; McFadden, C.S.; France, S.C.; et al. · 2015 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0139068

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