-
consisting of the
descendants of a
common ancestor,
excepting one or more
monophyletic subgroups. A
polyphyletic grouping meets neither criterion, and instead...
- (kládos) 'branch'), also
known as a
monophyletic group or
natural group, is a
grouping of
organisms that are
monophyletic – that is,
composed of a common...
- monophyly, or
monophyletic,
employs the
ancient Gr****
adjective μόνος (mónos) 'alone, only, unique', and
refers to the fact that a
monophyletic group includes...
-
paraphyletic with
respect to the
excluded subgroups. In contrast, a
monophyletic grouping (a clade)
includes a
common ancestor and all of its descendants...
-
produced several hypotheses. The
current consensus is that
chordates are
monophyletic,
meaning that the
Chordata include all and only the
descendants of a...
- with the
desired objective of all
named taxa
being monophyletic. A
taxon is
called monophyletic if it
includes all the
descendants of an
ancestral form...
- are also
crepuscular and
diurnal species.
While the
butterflies form a
monophyletic group, the moths,
comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many...
-
comparisons concluded the
molluscs are not
monophyletic; in particular,
Scaphopoda and
Bivalvia are both separate,
monophyletic lineages unrelated to the remaining...
-
different conclusions, for
example that the
ferns (Pteridophyta) are not
monophyletic. Hao and Xue
presented an
alternative phylogeny in 2013 for pre-euphyllophyte...
- mya, and
found in the
fossil beds of the
Burgess shale.
Animals are
monophyletic,
meaning they are
derived from a
common ancestor.
Animals are the sister...
