Phylogenomic analyses unravel annelid evolution

Torsten H. Struck (), Christiane Paul, Natascha Hill, Stefanie Hartmann, Christoph Hösel, Michael Kube, Bernhard Lieb, Achim Meyer, Ralph Tiedemann, Günter Purschke and Christoph Bleidorn ()
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Torsten H. Struck: University of Osnabrück, FB05 Biology/Chemistry, AG Zoology, Barbarastrasse 11, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany
Christiane Paul: University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Unit of Evolutionary Biology/Systematic Zoology, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 26, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Natascha Hill: University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Unit of Bioinformatics, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 14, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Stefanie Hartmann: University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Unit of Bioinformatics, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 14, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Christoph Hösel: University of Osnabrück, FB05 Biology/Chemistry, AG Zoology, Barbarastrasse 11, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany
Michael Kube: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestrasse 63–73, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Bernhard Lieb: Johannes Gutenberg University, Institute of Zoology, Müllerweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Achim Meyer: Johannes Gutenberg University, Institute of Zoology, Müllerweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Ralph Tiedemann: University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Unit of Evolutionary Biology/Systematic Zoology, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 26, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Günter Purschke: University of Osnabrück, FB05 Biology/Chemistry, AG Zoology, Barbarastrasse 11, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany
Christoph Bleidorn: University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Unit of Evolutionary Biology/Systematic Zoology, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 26, 14476 Potsdam, Germany

Nature, 2011, vol. 471, issue 7336, 95-98

Abstract: Coming to terms with worms The annelids, or segmented worms, comprise one of the largest and most diverse animal phyla, found everywhere from the soil to the ocean bed. Their evolutionary relationships are poorly understood, and a reconstruction of annelid evolutionary history would be welcome. To that end, Struck et al. present a new phylogenomic analysis of 34 annelid taxa. Notable features include a division of most annelids into the Sedentaria and the Errantia, reviving a neglected 150-year-old hypothesis that the annelids developed as two major groups or clades, one specialized for a sedentary way of life and the other for a more active lifestyle.

Date: 2011
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