| Hoilungidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Placozoa |
| Class: | Uniplacotomia |
| Order: | Hoilungea |
| Family: | Hoilungidae Tessler et al., 2022 |
| Genera[1] | |
Hoilungidae is a recently created placozoan family comprising Hoilungia and other yet-undescribed species. Named in 2022, it is believed to be sister to Cladtertiidae, and corresponds to Clades IV, V and VII of the literature.[1]
References
- 1 2 Tessler, Michael; Neumann, Johannes S.; Kamm, Kai; Osigus, Hans-Jürgen; Eshel, Gil; Narechania, Apurva; Burns, John A.; DeSalle, Rob; Schierwater, Bernd (2022-12-08). "Phylogenomics and the first higher taxonomy of Placozoa, an ancient and enigmatic animal phylum". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.1016357.
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