NotSpez@lemm.ee to Curated Tumblr · 1 year agoWhat’s in a name?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up11.21Karrow-down145
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minus-squaremerclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago But there is no good phylogenetic definition because all the animals we call “fish” The challenge was to come up with a group “which includes both trout and sharks but not humans”. It seems like “gills” satisfies that pretty well.
minus-squareStrawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnimals with gills do not form a monophyletic group.
The challenge was to come up with a group “which includes both trout and sharks but not humans”. It seems like “gills” satisfies that pretty well.
Animals with gills do not form a monophyletic group.