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Placozoa (disused)

Taxonomy
Placozoa is a phylum. It is extant.

It was assigned to Epitheliozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998); to Metazoa by Edgecombe et al. (2011); and to Eumetazoa by Nielsen (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Placozoa Zrzavy et al.
2011Placozoa Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2012Placozoa Nielsen p. 39 figs. Fig. 4.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Eumetazoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumPlacozoa
phylumPlacozoa

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.

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Invalid names: Phagocytellozoa [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available