It could also be a case of convergent evolution, do they occupy the same niches?
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i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 4 days ago
There seems to have been some gene transfer between toxodenta and stomatocardia.
CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Midnitte@beehaw.org 4 days 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 4 days 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 3 days ago
It seems Horg has a different proposal: www.horg.com/horg/…/HORG_phylogeny_chart.jpg