Polyplacotomia
Class of Placozoa
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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]
Phylum:Placozoa
Class:Polyplacotomia
Tessler et al., 2022
Tessler et al., 2022
| Polyplacotomia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Placozoa |
| Class: | Polyplacotomia Tessler et al., 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Polyplacotoma mediterranea Osigus et al., 2019 | |
| Orders[1] | |
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