Phylogenetic-Signal Dissection of Nuclear Housekeeping Genes Supports the Paraphyly of Sponges and the Monophyly of Eumetazoa

Six major steps in animal evolution: are we derived sponge larvae?

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The Homoscleromorph spongeOscarellalobularis, a promising sponge model in evolutionary and developmental biology

(2009) Alexander V. Ereskovsky et al.   BIOESSAYS

Phylogenomics Revives Traditional Views on Deep Animal Relationships

(2009) Hervé Philippe et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Genesis and Expansion of Metazoan Transcription Factor Gene Classes

(2008) Claire Larroux et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

A Site- and Time-Heterogeneous Model of Amino Acid Replacement

(2008) Samuel Blanquart et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The Trichoplax genome and the nature of placozoans

(2008) Mansi Srivastava et al.   NATURE

The genome of the choanoflagellate Monosiga brevicollis and the origin of metazoans

(2008) Nicole King et al.   NATURE

Early origins and evolution of microRNAs and Piwi-interacting RNAs in animals

(2008) Andrew Grimson et al.   NATURE

Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life

(2008) Casey W. Dunn et al.   NATURE

Molecular phylogeny of choanoflagellates, the sister group to Metazoa

(2008) M. Carr et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phylogeny and Evolution of Glass Sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida)

(2008) Martin Dohrmann et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY