Platyzoa
Sign in to saveThe "Platyzoa" are a group of protostome unsegmented animals proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1998. Cavalier-Smith included in Platyzoa the phylum Platyhelminthes (or flatworms), and a new phylum, the Acanthognatha, into which he gathered several previously described phyla of microscopic animals. Later it has been described as paraphyletic, containing the Rouphozoa and the Gnathifera. Since 2022 it is believed that Platyzoa are monophyletic and also includes Mesozoa.
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lophotrochozoa
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- Bedford's Flatworm.jpg
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- taxon rank
- superphylum
- taxon name
- Platyzoa
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- Category:Platyzoa
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- Template:Taxonomy/Platyzoa
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The "Platyzoa" are a group of protostome unsegmented animals proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1998. Cavalier-Smith included in Platyzoa the phylum Platyhelminthes (or flatworms), and a new phylum, the Acanthognatha, into which he gathered several previously described phyla of microscopic animals. Later it has been described as paraphyletic, containing the Rouphozoa and the Gnathifera. Since 2022 it is believed that Platyzoa are monophyletic and also includes Mesozoa.
==Phyla==
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