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Gibson's reclassification of the enoplan nemerteans (Enopla, Nemertea): a critique and cladistic analysis
Author(s) -
SUNDBERG PER
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00246.x
Subject(s) - cladistics , biology , monophyly , taxon , zoology , phylum , evolutionary biology , ecology , phylogenetics , genetics , clade , gene
Gibson's (1988) reclassification of the class Enopla (phylum Nemertea), and in particular the forming of the taxon Paramonostilifera, is assessed by a cladistic analysis based on 35 characters. This analysis does not support the reclassification, and it is suggested that the previous classification is kept for the time being, although it is recognized that certain of the higher categories are non‐monophyletic and should be reclassified.