It could also be a case of convergent evolution, do they occupy the same niches?
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i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 2 months ago
There seems to have been some gene transfer between toxodenta and stomatocardia.
CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 months ago
My hypothesis is that stomatocardia is actually an offshoot species of toxodenta (though we’d have to do some molecular plastiology research to determine its not the opposite way)
Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Someone noticed. My urge to get in touch with them to propose a change is gone for some reason.
i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 2 months ago
It seems Horg has a different proposal: www.horg.com/horg/…/HORG_phylogeny_chart.jpg