Polyplacotomia is a class of
placozoans, to this date only comprising ''
Polyplacotoma mediterranea
''Polyplacotoma mediterranea'' is a species in the phylum Placozoa, only representative of the genus ''Polyplacotoma'', and was discovered in the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surro ...
''. It was established in 2022.
Their morphology is strikingly different from other placozoans in
Uniplacotomia, exhibiting a highly ramified, branching structure with multiple amoeboid projections. It differs from Uniplacotomia by 76 uniquely present and 600 absent genes.
References
Placozoa
Animal classes
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