Polyplacotomia is a class of placozoans, to this date only comprising Polyplacotoma mediterranea. It was established in 2022.[1] Their morphology is strikingly different from other placozoans in Uniplacotomia, exhibiting a highly ramified, branching structure with multiple amoeboid projections. It differs from Uniplacotomia by 76 uniquely present and 600 absent genes.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Placozoa |
| Class: | Polyplacotomia Tessler et al., 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Polyplacotoma mediterranea | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c Tessler, Michael; Neumann, Johannes S.; Kamm, Kai; Osigus, Hans-Jürgen; Eshel, Gil; Narechania, Apurva; Burns, John A.; DeSalle, Rob; Schierwater, Bernd (2022-12-08). "Phylogenomics and the first higher taxonomy of Placozoa, an ancient and enigmatic animal phylum". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.1016357.
- ^ Tessler, Michael; Galen, Spencer; DeSalle, Rob; Schierwater, Bernd (2022-12-08). "Let's end taxonomic blank slates with molecular morphology". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.1016412.
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