Phylogenomic analyses of Crassiclitellata support major Northern and Southern Hemisphere clades and a Pangaean origin for earthworms

Phylogenomic analyses of Crassiclitellata support major Northern and Southern Hemisphere clades and a Pangaean origin for earthworms

Abstract Background Earthworms (Crassiclitellata) are a diverse group of annelids of substantial ecological and economic importance. Earthworms are primarily terrestrial infaunal animals, and as such are probably rather poor natural dispersers. Therefore, the near global distribution of earthworms r...

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Main Authors: Frank E. Anderson, Bronwyn W. Williams, Kevin M. Horn, Christer Erséus, Kenneth M. Halanych, Scott R. Santos, Samuel W. James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Clitellata
Crassiclitellata
Earthworm
Phylogenomics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0973-4

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