Reinvestigating the phylogeny of Myriapoda with more extensive taxon sampling and novel genetic perspective

Background There have been extensive debates on the interrelationships among the four major classes of Myriapoda—Chilopoda, Symphyla, Diplopoda, and Pauropoda. The core controversy is the position of Pauropoda; that is, whether it should be grouped with Symphyla or Diplopoda as a sister group. Two r...

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Main Authors: Jiajia Wang, Yu Bai, Haifeng Zhao, Ruinan Mu, Yan Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12691.pdf