-
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...
-
paraphyletic with
respect to the
excluded subgroups. In contrast, a
monophyletic grouping (a clade)
includes a
common ancestor and all of its descendants...
- monophyly, or
monophyletic,
employs the
ancient Gr****
adjective μόνος (mónos) 'alone, only, unique', and
refers to the fact that a
monophyletic group includes...
- individuals, po****tions, species, or
larger taxa that are
presumed to be
monophyletic and
therefore to form, all together, one
large clade;
phylogenetic analysis...
- but it is not a
species complex. In most cases, a
species complex is a
monophyletic group of
species with a
common ancestor, but
there are exceptions. It...
- Monogenea; however,
since the
turbellarians have
since been
proven not to be
monophyletic, this
classification is now deprecated. Free-living
flatworms are mostly...
-
protostome animals within the Spiralia. The
taxon was
established as a
monophyletic group based on
molecular evidence. The
clade includes animals like annelids...
-
Algae and Pteridophyta.
Although a 2005
study supported this
traditional monophyletic view, by 2010 a
broad consensus had
emerged among systematists that bryophytes...
-
abandoned the term kingdom,
noting that some
traditional kingdoms are not
monophyletic,
meaning that they do not
consist of all the
descendants of a common...
