Tag: Comb jellies
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Sponge vs. Comb Jelly: First Animal Debate Ongoing
Background: Who Is At the Root of the Animal Tree? The question of which lineage marks the origin of animals has long tugged at evolutionary biology. Two candidates dominate the discussion: Porifera (sponges) and Ctenophora (comb jellies). A recent study from UC, mirroring a shift in how scientists interpret ancient genetic data, reaches a different…
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Sponge vs. Comb Jelly: The Ongoing First Animal Debate Rocks Evolutionary Biology
Intro: A heated debate about the earliest animal lineages Biologists who study the deep roots of the animal family tree are once again at the center of a scientific controversy. A recent UC-based study has reached conclusions that oppose a study published just two years earlier, rekindling the long-standing debate over which organisms truly rooted…