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Placozoa
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).
It was assigned to Epitheliozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998); to Metazoa by Edgecombe et al. (2011); and to Eumetazoa by Nielsen (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1998 | Placozoa Zrzavy et al. |
| 2011 | Placozoa Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1 |
| 2012 | Placozoa Nielsen p. 39 figs. Fig. 4.2 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available