Genome and transcriptome assemblies place sampled Myxozoa as cnidarians sister to Polypodium and associate their microscopic parasitic body plans with extreme genome and gene-content reduction.
claim:event:myxozoan-genome-reductionMyxozoan cnidarian genome reduction
Extremely reduced parasites remain within Cnidaria in genome-scale analyses, separating body size from phylogenetic membership.
Represented range0–0 Ma
RegionsLaboratory genome and transcriptome samples from parasitic cnidarians
CladesMyxozoa · Polypodium · Cnidaria
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References
- Genomic insights into the evolutionary origin of Myxozoa within CnidariaChang, E.S.; Neuhof, M.; Rubinstein, N.D.; Diamant, A.; Philippe, H.; Huchon, D.; Cartwright, P. · 2015 · DOI 10.1073/pnas.1511468112