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Family Trichoplacidae
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Order
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Class
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Not assigned
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No. of Genera in Ref.
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1
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No. of Species in Ref.
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Environment
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Fresh : No |
Brackish : No |
Marine : No
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First Fossil Record
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Remark
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Phylum Placozoa, Family Trichoplacidae (no assigned Order nor Class): created for Trichoplax adhaerens. See info on this species.
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Etymology
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Placozoa, Greek "plax", "plakos", i.e., tablet, plate + "zoon", i.e., animal
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Division
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Main Ref.
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Coordinator
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