References / paperCtenophore relationships and their placement as the sister group to all other animals
Whelan, N.V.; Kocot, K.M.; Moroz, T.P.; Mukherjee, K.; Williams, P.; Paulay, G.; Moroz, L.L.; Halanych, K.M.
Year2017
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1038/s41559-017-0331-3
Fitness and scope
topology · methods
A separately sampled and filtered phylogenomic analysis supports Ctenophora-sister, documenting that the animal-root result remains method-sensitive.
Claim ledger
topology · contestedOne 1,719-gene analysis supports Porifera-sister under site-heterogeneous models, whereas an independently expanded ctenophore sample supports Ctenophora-sister; the animal root remains model- and sampling-sensitive.
claim:event:animal-root-competing-models