Aequorlitornithes Temporal range:
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Painted stork ( Mycteria leucocephala) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Neoaves |
Clade: |
Aequorlitornithes Prum et al., 2015 |
Clades | |
Aequorlitornithes is a clade of waterbirds recovered in a comprehensive genomic systematic study using nearly 200 species in 2015. It contains the clades Charadriiformes (waders and shorebirds), Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) and Phaethoquornithes ( Eurypygimorphae and Aequornithes). [1] Previous studies have found different placement for the clades in the tree. [2] [3] [4]
Aequorlitornithes |
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A 2024 study used Aequorlitornithes for a similar clade, which they recovered as part of Aquaterraves. This clade also included Opisthocomiformes and excluded Charadriiformes, which they recovered in Litusilvanae, a novel clade within Aquaterraves, which also included Gruiformes and Caprimulgimorphae. [5]
Aequorlitornithes Temporal range:
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Painted stork ( Mycteria leucocephala) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Neoaves |
Clade: |
Aequorlitornithes Prum et al., 2015 |
Clades | |
Aequorlitornithes is a clade of waterbirds recovered in a comprehensive genomic systematic study using nearly 200 species in 2015. It contains the clades Charadriiformes (waders and shorebirds), Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) and Phaethoquornithes ( Eurypygimorphae and Aequornithes). [1] Previous studies have found different placement for the clades in the tree. [2] [3] [4]
Aequorlitornithes |
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A 2024 study used Aequorlitornithes for a similar clade, which they recovered as part of Aquaterraves. This clade also included Opisthocomiformes and excluded Charadriiformes, which they recovered in Litusilvanae, a novel clade within Aquaterraves, which also included Gruiformes and Caprimulgimorphae. [5]