paraphyletic
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paraphyletic — adjective for paraphyly. Fishes as a group are paraphyletic … Dictionary of ichthyology
paraphyletic — adj. [Gr. para, beside; phyletes, tribesman] A monophyletic group that does not contain all of the descendants of the most recent common ancestor of that group … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
paraphyletic — Of an artificial group comprising a single ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants. See also monophyletic, polyphyletic … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
paraphyletic — para·phyletic … English syllables
paraphyletic — /pærəfaɪˈlɛtɪk/ (say paruhfuy letik) adjective Biology of or relating to a cladistic group of organisms which have a common ancestor, while not including all descendants of the common ancestor. –paraphyly, noun …
paraphyletic — ˌ adjective Etymology: para (I) + phyletic : of, relating to, or being a taxonomic group that does not include all descendants of a common ancestor … Useful english dictionary
Green algae — Paraphyletic group name = Green algae regnum = Plantae includes = *Chlorophyta *Charophyta excludes = *EmbryophytaThe green algae (singular: green alga) are the large group of algae from which the embryophytes (higher plants) emerged.cite journal … Wikipedia
Eocrinoidea — Paraphyletic group name = Eocrinoidea fossil range = Cambrian Silurian image2 caption = Colourful reconstruction of Gogia ojenai image caption=Eocrinoid holdfasts (Middle Ordovician, Utah) regnum = Animalia phylum = Echinodermata subphylum =… … Wikipedia
Lobopodia — Paraphyletic group fossil range=Early Cambrian onwards regnum = Animalia superphylum = Ecdysozoa includes = * dagger; Dinocarida * dagger; Xenusia * Onychophora * TardigradaLobopodia is a group of poorly understood animals, which mostly fall as a … Wikipedia
Paleodicots — Paraphyletic group name = Paleodicots image width = 250px image caption = Nymphaea alba , from the Nymphaeales regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta included = *magnoliid * Amborella *Nymphaeales *Austrobaileyales *Chloranthales *… … Wikipedia
