- In
biological cladistics for the
classification of organisms,
monophyly is the
condition of a
taxonomic grouping being a
clade – that is, a
grouping of...
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polyphyletic group is
called a
polyphyly /ˈpɒlɪˌfaɪli/. It is
contrasted with
monophyly and paraphyly. For example, the
biological characteristic of warm-bloodedness...
- useful:
monophyly – all
descendants of an
ancestral taxon are
grouped together (i.e.
phylogenetic analysis should clearly demonstrate both
monophyly and validity...
- vertebrates,
tunicates and
cephalochordates also
provide strong evidence of the
monophyly of Chordata. All of the
earliest chordate fossils have been
found in the...
- "Upper
Cambrian stem-lineage
crustaceans and
their bearing upon the
monophyly of
Crustacea and the
position of Agnostus". Lethaia. 23: 409–427. doi:10...
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Order Limnomedusae —
monophyly requires verification;
tentatively placed here
Order Narcomedusae Order Trachymedusae —
monophyly requires verification...
- all
other descendants of a
unique common ancestor. Conversely, the term
monophyly, or monophyletic,
builds on the
Ancient Gr****
prefix μόνος (mónos), meaning...
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Gracillicutes (−),
Mollicutes (0) and
Mendocutes (var.).
Since 1987, the
monophyly of the gram-negative
bacteria has been
disproven with
molecular studies...
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Solenogastres and
termed Aplacophora, but some
studies have cast
doubt on the
monophyly of this group.
Caudofoveata are worm-like
molluscs ranging 0.02–10 cm...
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Linnaean approach for all taxa
below the rank of superfamily.
Whenever monophyly has not been tested, or is
known to be
paraphyletic or polyphyletic, the...
