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Adl et al. 2005</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 1em;"><span style="margin-left: -1em; text-indent: -0.5em;">Sister taxa: <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67103">Bilateria</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=95415">Diploblastica</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=95416">Homoblastica</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=374299">Hyolithelminthida</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=95909">Vertebrosa</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=7623"><i>Westgardia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67099">Placozoa</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67102">Triploblastica</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=272901">Neuralia</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=121431"><i>Hadrynichorde</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=7504"><i>Deuteronectanebos</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=153181"><i>Ventogyrus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=7285">Problematica</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4688"><i>Inaria</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=212605"><i>Trichoplax</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67096">Calcispongea</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=149208">Tentaculitoidea</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=286007"><i>Lazaichnus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=152327"><i>Armillifera</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=170592">Siphonoconcha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=148100"><i>Funisia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=121414"><i>Parviscopa</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=309338">Triradialomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4550"><i>Rhizostomites</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=415978"><i>Somatohelix</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=347855">Bilateralomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4671"><i>Ovatoscutum</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=10157"><i>Muricassis</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4732"><i>Paracharnia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67106">Mesozoa</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=121429"><i>Hadryniscala</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4685"><i>Chondroplon</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=415965">Erniettomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67094">Silicispongea</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67098">Epitheliozoa</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=272898">Euradiculata</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=342809">Proarticulata</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4728">Rangeomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=366231">Kimberellomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=153192"><i>Yelovichnus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=305610">Pentaradialomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=415979"><i>Yangtziramulus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=112081"><i>Yunnanomedusa</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=121415">Petalonamae</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4716"><i>Bomakellia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=141165"><i>Megathrix</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=200004">Odontogriphidae</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67095">Silicea</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=112080"><i>Stellostomites</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=153105"><i>Pseudovendia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=6908"><i>Subtilicyathus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=378626">Gephyrea</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=82028">Parazoa</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=415970">Bilaterialomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4524">Cnidaria</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=91615"><i>Goettingenia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=91603"><i>Xidazoon</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4684"><i>Cambrorhytium</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=112078"><i>Mawsonites</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=415977">Tetraradialomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4094"><i>Dictyorhabdus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=118930"><i>Spygoria</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=358069"><i>Oligoopilionus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=121413"><i>Primocandelabrum</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4687"><i>Hiemalora</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4787"><i>Beltanelliformis</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=152861"><i>Nemiana</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=297011">Nectocarididae</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4681"><i>Bronicella</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=10454"><i>Sentularia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=378566"><i>Eodiorygma</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4617"><i>Kullingia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=309337">Arboreomorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=72328"><i>Palaeacmaea</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=91617">Vetulicolia</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=152845"><i>Lomosovis</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=112079"><i>Protolyellia</i></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 1em;"><span style="margin-left: -1em; text-indent: -0.5em;">Subtaxa: <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270093"><i>Amorphofungia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=189980">Archaeocyatha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=376213">Archaeocyathidae</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4737"><i>Ausia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=3603">Calcarea</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4195"><i>Caliculospongia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4196"><i>Clathrispongia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=288243"><i>Codites</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=230277"><i>Coronacollina</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4197"><i>Cotyliscus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270075"><i>Cribroscyphia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=112548"><i>Cuneiphycus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270077"><i>Cupulochonia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4198"><i>Cyathophyscus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=195889"><i>Cyclospongia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=70146">Demospongea</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270051"><i>Dendrocoelia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=70340">Disjectoporidae</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4199"><i>Drosdovia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4200"><i>Eocoryne</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=324165"><i>Eocyathispongia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4201"><i>Glenodictyum</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=3604">Heteractinida</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=3841">Hexactinellida</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=3679"><i>Holocoelia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=3574">Homoscleromorpha</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270079"><i>Leiofungia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=337203"><i>Limnorea</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270056"><i>Limnoretheles</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4507"><i>Matthewcyathus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4202"><i>Megalelasma</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4203"><i>Microcoryne</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=85943"><i>Mussooriella</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4204"><i>Nabaviella</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=152858"><i>Namapoikia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4508"><i>Nostrocyathus</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=3833"><i>Oligoplagia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270054"><i>Palaeoierea</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4122"><i>Palaeophragmodictya</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=84903"><i>Phymoraphinia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=70286">Polyactinellidae</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=293852"><i>Psephidia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4703"><i>Rugoconites</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=351253">Sclerospongiae</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=188074"><i>Scyphia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=149211"><i>Shitangspongia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=142024"><i>Sinoflabrum</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=167583"><i>Solactiniella</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270073"><i>Sparsispongia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=376215">Spirocyathidae</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=270091"><i>Stromatofungia</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=105325">Stromatoporoidea</a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=146799"><i>Thectardis</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=195293"><i>Tragos</i></a>, <a href="?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=3718"><i>Trammeria</i></a></span></p> <p><a href="#" onclick="javascript: document.doViewClassification.submit()">View classification</a></span></p> <form method="POST" action="" name="doViewClassification"><input type="hidden" name="action" value="classify"><input type="hidden" name="taxon_no" value="2894"></form> <p>Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder</p> </div> </div> <form method="POST" action="" onsubmit="return checkName(1,'search_again');"> <input type="hidden" name="action" value="taxonInfo"> <input type="hidden" name="last_taxon" value="2894"> <span class="small"> <input type="text" name="search_again" value="Search again" size="24" onfocus="textClear(search_again);" onblur="textRestore(search_again);" style="font-size: 1.0em;"> </span> </form> <br> </div>   </div>  </div>  </div>  </div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">  </script> </body> </html>