Endosymbiotic selective pressure at the origin of eukaryotic cell biology

PK Raval, SG Garg, SB Gould - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
The dichotomy that separates prokaryotic from eukaryotic cells runs deep. The transition
from pro-to eukaryote evolution is poorly understood due to a lack of reliable intermediate …

The Terebelliformia-recent developments and future directions

P Hutchings, O Carrerette, JMM Nogueira, S Hourdez… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Terebelliformia comprises a large group of sedentary polychaetes which live from the
intertidal to the deep sea. The majority live in tubes and are selective deposit feeders. This …

Who's who in Magelona: phylogenetic hypotheses under Magelonidae Cunningham & Ramage, 1888 (Annelida: Polychaeta)

K Mortimer, K Fitzhugh, AC Dos Brasil, P Lana - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Known as shovel head worms, members of Magelonidae comprise a group of polychaetes
readily recognised by the uniquely shaped, dorso-ventrally flattened prostomium and paired …

Dispelling five myths about hypothesis testing in biological systematics

K Fitzhugh - Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2016 - Springer
The emphasis on testing phylogenetic hypotheses has been prominent since the English
language introductions of Willi Hennig's Phylogenetic Systematics (1966) and Karl Popper's …

[HTML][HTML] On a new Melanosuchus species (Alligatoroidea: Caimaninae) from Solimões Formation (Eocene-Pliocene), Northern Brazil, and evolution of Caimaninae

JP De Souza-Filho, E Guilherme, PM De Toledo… - Zootaxa, 2020 - mapress.com
Abstract The Solimões Formation (Eocene-Pliocene) is a well-known geological unit due to
the great diversity of crocodylian species. Here we describe a new species of …

[PDF][PDF] 42. Sabellidae Latreille, 1825

MA Tovar-Hernández, K Fitzhugh… - Anélidos marinos de …, 2021 - vliz.be
Sabellidae se caracteriza por agrupar a gusanos tubícolas con un prostomio modificado en
forma de corona radiolar y constituyen una de las familias más vistosas (Fig. 1) …

Putting the cart before the horse: SeqCode's attempt to solve systematics issues with changes to nomenclature

M MARINOV, K FITZHUGH, RE REIS, MS ENGEL - Bionomina, 2022 - mapress.com
This opinion paper examines the recent proposal for a new nomenclatural code for
prokaryotes (SeqCode). It addresses four problematic issues:(1) epistemological—failure of …

Phylogenetic analysis of the family Telothelepodidae Nogueira, Fitzhugh & Hutchings, 2013 (Annelida: Terebelliformia)

JMM Nogueira, K Fitzhugh, P Hutchings… - Marine Biology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Members of the 12 known species of the family Telothelepodidae, plus individuals of three
additional undescribed species, were examined to infer phylogenetic relationships within …

The monophyly of Magelona F. Müller, 1858 (Polychaeta, Magelonidae): Comments on Meißner et al.'s (2023) reinstatement of Octomagelona Aguirrezabalaga …

K FITZHUGH, K MORTIMER, ANACDOSS BRASIL - Zootaxa, 2024 - mapress.com
The first published phylogenetic hypotheses involving members of the polychaete taxon
Magelonidae Cunningham & Ramage, 1888, were reported by Mortimer et al.(2021) …

Phylogenetic inference and the misplaced premise of substitution rates

K Fitzhugh - Acta biotheoretica, 2021 - Springer
Three competing 'methods' have been endorsed for inferring phylogenetic hypotheses:
parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesianism. The latter two have been claimed superior because …