Cladhexea is a recently created

placozoan Placozoa ( ; ) is a phylum of free-living (non-parasitic) marine invertebrates. They are blob-like animals composed of aggregations of cells. Moving in water by ciliary motion, eating food by Phagocytosis, engulfment, reproducing by Fission (biol ...

order comprising yet-undescribed species. Named in 2022, it is believed to be sister to

Hoilungea Hoilungea is a recently created placozoan order comprising ''Cladtertia ''Cladtertia'' is a genus of placozoan discovered in 2022. The genus contains a single described species, ''Cladtertia collaboinventa'', although several other undescribed ...

, and corresponds to Clade VI of the literature.

Etymology

The name comes from Ancient Greek ''kládos'' (clade) and ''hexa'' (six), referring to its specimens previously being assigned to placozoan Clade VI in literature.

References

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