Reef-building corals and sea anemones belong to the subphylum Anthozoa, which together with the subphylum Medusozoa constitute the phylum Cnidaria. Cnidarian animals possess multiple opsins ...

Millipedes are fascinating creatures, and they can sometimes be found in your home. Having any sort of animal in your house can be frustrating, but, despite common misconceptions, millipedes are not ...

Gene gains and losses are a major driver of genome evolution; their precise characterization can provide insights into the origin and diversification of major lineages. Here, we examined gene family ...

For decades, scientists have known that horseshoe crabs and arachnids, which both belong in the subphylum Chelicerata, are closely related, but it’s been tricky to sort out just how closely related.

Convergent evolution occurs when the same trait arises independently on the tree of life. How often such traits stem from changes in the same genetic elements remains poorly understood, particularly ...

In addition there are about 100 species of Thaliacea (Kott 2005) and 70 species of Appendicularia 36 making a total for the Subphylum of about 2 760 species. The previous report listed 754 species for ...

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Brief Description of 10 World’s Most Produced Seawead 1.Japanese kelp (Laminaria japonica) Japanese Kelp or Laminaria japonica become the world’s most popular Seaweed in 2018. Based on FAO report, ...

Insects share the kingdom Animalia with all animals on earth. However, the impression that insects are so very different from us is well founded. Insects diverged from mammals and other animals long ...

Columnar architectures, developed in early Cambrian phosphatic-shelled brachiopods, are highly biologically controlled and organic-matrix mediated, which sheds new light on the evolution and ...

Shrimp are members of the phylum Arthropoda (arthropods) and the subphylum Crustacea (crustaceans), of which there are thousands of species. They are related to crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish.

An Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), one of the smallest mammals on Earth. (Image credit: Antonio Petrone/Shutterstock.com) The Myxozoa subphylum has evolved a simple form that suits its parasitic ...