Trichoplax adhaerens
Translingual
Proper noun
Trichoplax adhaerans ?
- A taxonomic species within the family Trichoplacidae – considered the simplest, most primitive species in Animalia, so distinct from other animals as to require its own phylum, Placozoa.
Usage notes
- Not much studied, possibly consisting of many lineages, distinguishable by molecular analysis.
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