Species-level cladogram of the Xenoturbella genus, based on mitochondrial DNA and protein sequences.[1][2]

The sister-group to Xenoturbella is indicated: Acoelomorpha. The clade grouping Xenoturbella and Acoelomorpha is indicated: Xenacoelomorpha.

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{{Cladogram of Xenoturbella species}}

yields:

  Xenacoelomorpha  

  Acoelomorpha  

  Xenoturbella  
  'Shallow' clade  
         

  X. japonica

         

  X. bocki

  X. hollandorum

  'Deep' clade  
         

  X. monstrosa

         

  X. churro

  X. profunda


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rouse, Greg W.; Wilson, Nerida G.; Carvajal, Jose I.; Vrijenhoek, Robert C. (2016-02-04). "New deep-sea species of Xenoturbella and the position of Xenacoelomorpha". Nature. 530 (7588): 94–97. Bibcode:2016Natur.530...94R. doi:10.1038/nature16545. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 26842060. S2CID 3870574.
  2. ^ Nakano, Hiroaki; Miyazawa, Hideyuki; Maeno, Akiteru; Shiroishi, Toshihiko; Kakui, Keiichi; Koyanagi, Ryo; Kanda, Miyuki; Satoh, Noriyuki; Omori, Akihito; Kohtsuka, Hisanori (2017). "A new species of Xenoturbella from the western Pacific Ocean and the evolution of Xenoturbella". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (1): 245. Bibcode:2017BMCEE..17..245N. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-1080-2. PMC 5733810. PMID 29249199.