The phylogenetic position of Acoela as revealed by the complete mitochondrial genome of <it>Symsagittifera roscoffensis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acoels are simply organized unsegmented worms, lacking hindgut and anus. Several publications over recent years challenge the long-held view that acoels are early offshoots of the flatworms. Instead a basal position as sister group t...

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Main Authors: Littlewood D Timothy J, Jondelius Ulf, Bourlat Sarah J, Bailly Xavier, Mwinyi Adina, Podsiadlowski Lars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/309