Search Results: Synapomorphic


Apomorphy and synapomorphy
Minggu, 2026-01-25 09:34:03

and sharks share some features, like a nervous system, that are not synapomorphic because they are also shared by invertebrates. In contrast, the presence...

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Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy
Minggu, 2025-12-14 12:03:16

between species because they share an ancestral species. Apomorphic and synapomorphic characteristics convey information about evolutionary clades and can...

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Primitive (phylogenetics)
Rabu, 2026-01-14 01:23:07

technical, terms for these two conditions—for example, "plesiomorphic" and "synapomorphic"—are frequently encountered; see the table below. At least three other...

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Simplicidentata
Minggu, 2025-06-15 18:16:42

a synapomorphic (shared derived) feature of Simplicidentata. The loss of the second upper premolar (P2) has also been considered as synapomorphic for...

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Holometabolism
Rabu, 2026-06-03 23:16:39

stages: egg, larva, pupa, and imago (or adult). Holometabolism is a synapomorphic trait of all insects in the clade Holometabola. Immature stages of holometabolous...

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Iguania
Jumat, 2026-05-22 17:22:03

by Charles Lewis Camp in 1923 due to difficulties finding adequate synapomorphic morphological characteristics. Most iguanians are arboreal but there...

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Ankylopollexia
Rabu, 2026-05-20 11:23:45

meaning thumb. Originally described in 1986 by Sereno, a most likely synapomorphic feature of a conical thumb spine defines the clade. First appearing...

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Elpistostegalia
Rabu, 2025-12-17 14:28:47

and professor Per E. Ahlberg has identified the following traits as synapomorphic for Elpistostegalia (and thus Tetrapoda): The endocranium is hinged...

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Amiidae
Rabu, 2026-05-06 11:41:37

a primitive lung. Amiidae is a monophyletic group that has numerous synapomorphic characters. Amiidae were widespread and particularly rich in species...

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Thyreophora
Senin, 2026-04-27 10:44:19

having lateral keels. Characters of the skull and jaws distinctive (synapomorphic) of thyreophorans include "absence of a deep elliptic fossa along the...

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Monotreme
Senin, 2026-05-11 14:04:28

groups. DNA analyses suggest that although this trait is shared and is synapomorphic with birds, platypuses are still mammals and that the common ancestor...

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Squalodontidae
Selasa, 2024-11-19 11:54:55

Squalodon and Eosqualodon are based on partial or complete skulls. The synapomorphic traits of the family are, however, based mostly on one of the bones...

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Ganoine
Jumat, 2023-07-21 03:04:11

of stem group actinopteryigian Cheirolepis. While often considered a synapomorphic character of ray-finned fishes, ganoine or ganoine-like tissues are...

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Ant
Senin, 2026-06-01 00:00:17

and relatives within their clade, but this is no longer considered a synapomorphic character. Like other arthropods, ants have an exoskeleton, an external...

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Spirochaete
Jumat, 2025-12-19 09:44:04

ancestry within the clade for which it is specific. It thus functions as a synapomorphic characteristic, so that the distributions of different CSIs provide...

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Nematocyst (dinoflagellate)
Jumat, 2024-05-17 05:52:36

organelle called the taeniocyst, a complex that has been described as synapomorphic for the genus Polykrikos. The full range of functional roles of the...

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Protanguilla
Selasa, 2026-05-19 01:04:49

"living fossil", being the sister group to all other eels. They are synapomorphic with all other eel species, which were confirmed to be monophyletic...

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Pterophoridae
Senin, 2026-05-18 19:23:16

insects are more closely related to the Hybaleoidea or Copromorphoidea. A synapomorphic character for all Pterophoridae is the presence of two rows of club-shaped...

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Coenobita purpureus
Selasa, 2026-04-28 01:09:21

with white or cream eyestalks and two sets of antennae, and ten legs, synapomorphic to its order, Decapoda. The species is popular among aquarium enthusiasts...

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Pentapetalae
Rabu, 2026-05-20 07:08:51

and the asterids. Likewise, leaves without stipules may be another synapomorphic character, although Berberidopsidaceae have stipules and Aextoxicaceae...

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Orb-weaver spider
Senin, 2026-05-18 19:17:31

escribellates. The lack of a functional cribellum in araneoids is most likely synapomorphic. If the orb-weaver spiders are a monophyletic group, the fact that only...

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Verrucomicrobiota
Rabu, 2026-05-20 23:49:10

several conserved signature indels (CSIs). These CSIs represent unique, synapomorphic characteristics that suggest common ancestry within Verrucomicrobiota...

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Cladogram
Selasa, 2026-06-02 11:27:11

(plesiomorphies) and which are derived (synapomorphies), because only synapomorphic character states provide evidence of grouping. This determination is...

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Lemuriformes
Selasa, 2025-10-21 17:32:37

relationship. When shared traits with lemuriforms (which may or may not be synapomorphic) are emphasized, they are sometimes reduced to families within the infraorder...

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Sulidae
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:15:16

containing otherwise seabirds, and also symplesiomorphic with sulids but synapomorphic with cormorants in some other respects. Thus, the Sulidae seem to be...

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Palaeoaldrovanda
Minggu, 2025-06-08 18:02:21

carnivorous plant genus Aldrovanda. Cajsa Lisa Anderson et al. (2005) wrote: "synapomorphic characters that link the fossils seeds [of P. splendens] to extant Aldrovanda...

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Euglena
Jumat, 2026-03-13 18:46:29

plastid-containing euglenophytes based on SSU rDNA sequence comparisons and synapomorphic signatures in the SSU rRNA secondary structure". Protist. 154 (1): 99–145...

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Lactarius
Senin, 2026-01-12 12:15:23

from Lactifluus based on morphology alone is difficult; there are no synapomorphic characters known so far that define both genera unequivocally but tendencies...

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Fish scale
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 05:34:46

of stem group actinopteryigian Cheirolepis. While often considered a synapomorphic character of ray-finned fishes, ganoine or ganoine-like tissues are...

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Saxifragales
Minggu, 2026-05-17 21:06:56

Crassulaceae is five, decreasing to four in Kalanchoe, where it is synapomorphic for the genus, though the most frequent transition in this family is...

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Strepsirrhini
Selasa, 2026-06-02 08:29:12

relationship. When shared traits with lemuriforms (which may or may not be synapomorphic) are emphasized, they are sometimes reduced to families within the infraorder...

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Basilosaurus
Rabu, 2026-06-03 00:09:01

the inner and middle ear are enclosed by a dense tympanic bulla. The synapomorphic cetacean air sinus system is partially present in basilosaurids, including...

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Lagerpeton
Senin, 2025-09-29 07:59:28

dinosauromorph. This ichnogenus, named Prorotodactylus shares multiple synapomorphic characters with Lagerpeton including approximately parallel digits II...

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Zuniceratops
Selasa, 2026-02-10 05:58:16

one of the evidence for the claim that grouping behavior could be a synapomorphic trait for ceratopsians. In 2001, a bone believed to be a squamosal has...

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Trigonopterus
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 18:10:11

cryptorhynchine weevils by the absence of a metanepisternum and by a synapomorphic structure of the tarsus with minute claws and a deeply incavated articulation...

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Rugops
Senin, 2026-04-27 14:56:29

interdenticular sulci of the denticles, the presence of which might possible be a synapomorphic characteristic of Abelisauridae, is absent and has a higher dental formulae...

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Azhdarchoidea
Selasa, 2026-05-26 21:35:57

Pêgas et al., 2024 The clade characterized by a downturned rostrum synapomorphic with that of Tapejara May be synonymous with Tapejaridae if Caupedactylus...

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Eutreptiaceae
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:29:55

plastid-containing euglenophytes based on SSU rDNA sequence comparisons and synapomorphic signatures in the SSU rRNA secondary structure". Protist. 154 (1): 99–145...

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Diachasmimorpha
Jumat, 2024-11-22 07:13:04

is most clearly defined by an apical sinuate ovipositor, which is a synapomorphic character and defines a monophyletic lineage. Diachasmimorpha aino Diachasmimorpha...

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Avifilopluma
Sabtu, 2025-06-07 10:04:12

"the clade stemming from the first pan-avian with feathers homologous (synapomorphic) with those of Aves (Vultur gryphus Linnaeus 1758)." The authors went...

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Hector's beaked whale
Senin, 2026-05-25 13:21:16

specific status. With abundant and easily observable species, the use of synapomorphic characters to assign observed individuals to a particular species, is...

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Warnowiaceae
Selasa, 2026-05-19 04:11:49

structures. The ocelloid light sensitive structure is recognized as a synapomorphic character of warnowiids. Other complex subcellular structures, such...

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Paramecium bursaria
Sabtu, 2025-10-11 01:36:14

distinct but reproductively isolated among the P. bursaria strains sharing synapomorphic traits. This study also confirmed the presence of syngens (R1–R5) based...

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Euglenophyceae
Kamis, 2026-04-16 01:45:17

plastid-containing euglenophytes based on SSU rDNA sequence comparisons and synapomorphic signatures in the SSU rRNA secondary structure". Protist. 154 (1): 99–145...

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Sthenurus
Rabu, 2026-02-11 01:42:25

sthenurines and macropodines shared a common ancestor. They share many synapomorphic character states. They each have well-developed lophs on molars and...

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Suchia
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:38:59

The left calcaneum (heel bone) of Batrachotomus, showing several of the calcaneal features Nesbitt (2011) considered to be synapomorphic for Suchia...

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Tapejaridae
Rabu, 2026-05-27 11:19:07

Tapejariformes Pêgas, 2024 The clade characterized by a downturned rostrum synapomorphic with that of Tapejara May be synonymous with Tapejaridae if Caupedactylus...

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Haplomeryx
Senin, 2026-04-13 13:03:04

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Primulaceae
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:19:50

particular, ovaries with free-central placentation, a feature considered synapomorphic. His circumscription of Primulaceae included about 800 species. These...

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Salticoida
Senin, 2026-05-18 21:31:23

singular marpissoids of tribe Dendryphantini which except in the tell-tale synapomorphic details look almost like baviines. Whether this is similarity is superficial...

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Enchodontidae
Kamis, 2026-05-21 22:42:32

family even with the presence of the a second dermopalatine tooth so the synapomorphic status of the feature has been questioned. Even with this being the...

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Pennatomys
Senin, 2025-11-10 11:59:52

below the first lower molar (m1). The conjoined crests are one of the synapomorphic (shared-derived) characters of the Nectomys subclade. The maxillary...

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Eremoryzomys
Selasa, 2025-09-30 19:53:09

other species of clade D. Clade D was supported by two shared derived (synapomorphic) molecular characters and by seven morphological synapomorphies—the...

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Ocelloid
Jumat, 2026-05-22 20:24:07

detecting prey, possibly other dinoflagellates. Ocelloids are considered a synapomorphic character for the warnowiids - that is, they are present in all warnowiids...

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Eye development
Senin, 2026-02-09 04:40:36

the anterior portion of the neural tube to form the precursors of the synapomorphic tripartite brain of vertebrates, and it will form a bulge called the...

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Erythropsidinium
Rabu, 2024-03-13 08:17:24

organized similarly to a multicellular organism's eye, considered a synapomorphic character for the Warnowiaceae; cells typically contain one ocelloid...

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Mierasaurus
Kamis, 2026-05-07 19:28:27

the haemal arches. The forelimbs of Mierasaurus exhibit many shared (synapomorphic) turiasaurian traits. In the shoulder girdle of Mierasaurus, the articulation...

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Ornithocheiromorpha
Kamis, 2026-04-16 02:52:29

Apomorphy-based clade containing all pterosaurs with the reflected palatal tip synapomorphic with Anhanguera provided that this clade does not contain Ornithocheirus...

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Rugocaudia
Minggu, 2025-07-20 05:26:04

distinct features, some of which are shared by other taxa, but which are synapomorphic of this taxon. They include: a very rugose texture on the vertebral...

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Megasiphon
Senin, 2026-03-30 14:50:30

larval metamorphosis. The uniphasic and pelagic lifestyle would then be synapomorphic for thaliaceans. Using the molecular clock to indicate Megasiphon as...

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Dichodon (mammal)
Senin, 2026-04-13 12:30:38

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Jeffrey McKee
Selasa, 2025-11-04 15:37:11

McKee co-founded and convened the Thomas Henry Huxley Society for Synapomorphic Symposia (1993–1995) and served as a Scientific Consultant for the Taung...

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Inchoatia
Rabu, 2026-05-20 02:12:55

of presumably high alpine taxa, this may also be the case. Besides synapomorphic nucleotide substitutions, these taxa share a similar shell shape, and...

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Notioprogonia
Sabtu, 2025-04-19 19:22:23

and a tympanic crest, auditory specializations that are considered synapomorphic of notoungulates, which suggests that these features evolved within...

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Diplobune
Minggu, 2026-05-24 12:21:36

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Exostyleae
Minggu, 2025-05-25 16:55:59

circumscribed these six genera into a strongly supported monophyletic clade. Synapomorphic traits that unite the members of this clade include non-papilionate...

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Lepocinclis
Sabtu, 2025-05-24 02:32:20

plastid-containing euglenophytes based on SSU rDNA sequence comparisons and synapomorphic signatures in the SSU rRNA secondary structure". Protist. 154 (1): 99–145...

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Michael Melkonian
Selasa, 2026-03-10 09:14:58

plastid-containing Euglenophytes based on SSU rDNA sequence comparisons and synapomorphic signatures in the SSU rRNA secondary structure. Protist 154, 99-145...

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Anoplotherium
Senin, 2026-06-01 09:00:14

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Qiupalong
Selasa, 2026-05-19 00:50:16

are autapomorphies, while others are plesiomorphic characteristics or synapomorphic traits shared with other ornithomimids. The holotype of Qiupalong, given...

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Russula firmula
Jumat, 2026-06-05 12:21:29

insights in Russula subsect. Rubrinae: phylogeny and the quest for synapomorphic characters". Mycological Progress. 16 (9): 877–892. doi:10.1007/s11557-017-1322-0...

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Axodine
Jumat, 2024-10-25 02:17:45

types of heliozoa. The name points to a character that is deemed to be synapomorphic for the group: that is the microtubular arrays that extend from the...

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Sićevo Gorge
Kamis, 2026-05-21 09:20:00

demonstrates plesiomorphic erectus-like traits that are coupled with synapomorphic traits common to Chibanian hominins. It was recently suggested that...

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Lactifluus
Jumat, 2025-04-18 15:54:34

the fruit bodies and the milk-like latex exuded when bruised. So far, synapomorphic characters for the genus have not been discovered, there are only tendencies...

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Spilomelinae
Selasa, 2025-08-26 06:37:48

although in the genera Niphopyralis and Siga the proboscis is lost. Synapomorphic characters of the subfamily comprise minute or obsolete maxillary palpi...

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Ephelcomenus
Selasa, 2025-09-30 21:29:03

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Xiphodon
Jumat, 2026-06-05 05:42:48

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Coriobacteriia
Jumat, 2026-03-20 21:40:11

the different taxonomic ranks. These CSIs are specific and represent synapomorphic characteristics that can be used to distinguish groups within the Coriobacteriia...

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Titanochampsa
Kamis, 2026-05-14 23:38:23

classification as a mesoeucrocodylian. There are however several non-synapomorphic traits linking the taxon to Neosuchians, such as the rectangular skull...

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Catodontherium
Jumat, 2026-05-29 07:39:52

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Syntrichia latifolia
Selasa, 2025-10-07 03:36:23

Pottiaceae. Syntrichia species differ from members of Tortula due to synapomorphic leaf qualities, such as different basal and distal cells, as well as...

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Dacrytherium
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 16:04:17

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Mixtotherium
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 03:28:27

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Ypresiomyrma
Kamis, 2026-02-26 23:53:47

the mandibles) was different and not reduced, as a reduced malar is synapomorphic (key diagnostic traits) in Myrmeciinae. Baroni Urbani further notes...

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PVC superphylum
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 05:02:37

The conserved signature protein may be a marker that represents a synapomorphic quality and a means to distinguish this bacterial group. In 2014, studies...

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Rhombophryne
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 05:01:03

regalis, and R. diadema. This group is recognised due to the clearly synapomorphic superciliary spines (spines above the eyes) shared by all of its members...

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Robiatherium
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 16:03:53

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (traits thought to have originated from their most recent...

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Yseult Le Danois
Kamis, 2026-06-04 07:40:55

reconsidering phylogenesis came from anatomical adaptation primarily the synapomorphic evolution of skeleton and musculature structures that provide support...

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Lactifluus clarkeae
Sabtu, 2026-03-07 19:23:33

sequences and a review of ecological and morphological characteristics. No synapomorphic features have been identified that unambiguously distinguish Lactifluus...

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Trigonella suavissima
Sabtu, 2025-07-12 21:49:41

share morphological features including the umbellate inflorescence synapomorphic, and the clade provides strong support to its sister group with Trigonella...

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Taxonomy of Liliaceae
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 11:24:49

Huber's lead, developed a system incorporating new information, including synapomorphic characters (i.e., shared characters believed to have evolved from a...

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Teloschistaceae
Selasa, 2026-05-19 04:04:33

grey (with Sedifolia-grey). The absence of anthraquinones is not a synapomorphic character, but appears independently in unrelated lineages of Teloschistaceae;...

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Duerotherium
Rabu, 2025-12-10 01:53:47

Anoplotheriidae, Mixtotheriidae, and Cainotherioidea form a clade based on synapomorphic dental traits (newly evolved tooth features they have in common). Ephelcomenus...

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