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Trichoplax

Taxonomy
Trichoplax was named by Schultze (1883). It is extant.

It was assigned to Metazoa by Adl et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Trichoplax Schultze
2005Trichoplax Adl et al. p. 401 figs. Table 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
RankNameAuthor
genusTrichoplaxSchultze 1883

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Trichoplax Schultze 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available