References / paperMolecular Phylogeny Restores the Supra-Generic Subdivision of Homoscleromorph Sponges (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha)
Gazave, E.; Lapébie, P.; Renard, E.; Vacelet, J.; Rocher, C.; Ereskovsky, A.V.; et al.
Year2010
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1371/journal.pone.0014290
Fitness and scope
taxonomy · topology · morphology
Nuclear and mitochondrial analyses distinguish sampled spiculate and aspiculate groups; revised family diagnoses describe skeletal differences without dating their origin.
Claim ledger
morphology · highGazave and colleagues distinguish Homoscleromorpha with small skeletal spicules (Plakinidae) from those without spicules (Oscarellidae); their revised diagnoses describe varied aquiferous organization, not a mineral skeleton shared by every member of the class.
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