Definition of polyphyletic. Meaning of polyphyletic. Synonyms of polyphyletic

- 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...
- magic mushrooms, shrooms, or broadly as hallucinogenic mushrooms, are a polyphyletic informal group of fungi that contain psilocybin, which turns into psilocin...
- Thallophytes (Thallophyta, Thallophyto or Thallobionta) are a polyphyletic group of non-motile organisms traditionally described as "thalloid plants",...
- Mycetozoa is a polyphyletic grouping of slime molds. It was originally thought to be a monophyletic clade, but recently it was discovered that protostelia...
- 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...
- different invertebrate phyla formerly included within Aschelminthes. It is a polyphyletic group. Although invertebrate experts do not necessarily agree on these...
- Ratites (/ˈrætaɪts/) are a polyphyletic group consisting of all birds within the infraclass Palaeognathae that lack keels and cannot fly. They are mostly...
- Slime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to a polyphyletic ****emblage of unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba...
- 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)...