… The monophyly of the clade has … the evidence that now conclusively supports the unique
origin of these phyla. Relationships within Ecdysozoa are also controversial and we discuss the …

… group for understanding the early evolution of the Ecdysozoa. The Palaeoscolecida possess
a … , indicating palaeoscolecidan affinities with the phylum Cephalorhyncha, which embraces …

… One of the more striking findings has been that there is a clade … the Ecdysozoa, a principal
synapomorphy of which is the … The evolution of ciliated feeding tentacles in Ecdysozoa is …

… about the type of chitin present in the other members of Ecdysozoa. The evolution of the …
According to these authors, the ancestral nervous system of the Ecdysozoa might have …

… The monophyly of the clade has … the evidence that now conclusively supports the unique
origin of these phyla. Relationships within Ecdysozoa are also controversial and we discuss the …

… who maintain that the hypothetical common ancestor of the Metazoans was a … the various
phyla of the Ecdysozoa were neglected. To mention the most obvious we can state that: (i) the …

… The shortest tree does not show the clade Ecdysozoa s. str., the sequence of Brachionus
is included in the Ecdysozoa… Monophyletic groups of the topology in Fig. 1 are …

… In summary, the monophyly of Ecdysozoa was only supported by a few single-gene
phylogenies based on numerous taxa and strongly rejected by analyses based on a few taxa but …

… Acosmia is the first taxon placed in the ecdysozoan stem … to test hypotheses on the early
evolution of Ecdysozoa. Our study … the origin and radiation of crown group ecdysozoans from …

… the best way to avoid circular debates. Molecular data served as the catalyzer for the
Ecdysozoa … Most molecular analyses published so far have shown some support for Ecdysozoa, …