- A
polyphyletic group is an ****emblage that
includes organisms with
mixed evolutionary origin but does not
include their most
recent common ancestor. The...
- of a
common ancestor,
excepting one or more
monophyletic subgroups. A
polyphyletic grouping meets neither criterion, and
instead serves to characterize...
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Mycetozoa is a
polyphyletic grouping of
slime molds. It was
originally thought to be a
monophyletic clade, but
recently it was
discovered that protostelia...
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Thallophytes (Thallophyta or Thallobionta) are a
polyphyletic group of non-motile
organisms traditionally described as "thalloid plants", "relatively simple...
- polyphyly, or
polyphyletic, uses the
Ancient Gr****
prefix πολύς (polús),
meaning "many, a lot of", and
refers to the fact that a
polyphyletic group includes...
- more
robust than
those based on more
limited evidence. Mono-, para- and
polyphyletic taxa can be
understood based on the
shape of the tree (as done above)...
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Ratites (/ˈrætaɪts/) are a
polyphyletic group consisting of all
birds within the
infraclass Palaeognathae that lack
keels and
cannot fly. They are mostly...
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mushrooms or as shrooms, are a type of
hallucinogenic mushroom and a
polyphyletic informal group of
fungi that
contain the psilocybin,
which turns into...
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different invertebrate phyla formerly included within Aschelminthes. It is a
polyphyletic group.
Although invertebrate experts do not
necessarily agree on these...
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Slime mold or
slime mould is an
informal name
given to a
polyphyletic ****emblage of
unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba...
