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Paraphyly

Known as: Parphyletic, Paraphyletic group, Grade (evolution) 
In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and all descendants of that ancestor excluding a few… 
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2009
2009
Phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Colinae (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) based on morphological characters
Colinae Gray, 1857, the most abundant and diverse subfamily of whelks in the northwestern Pacific and Far-Eastern Seas of Russia… 
2002
2002
ITS rDNA sequence-based phylogenetic analysis of Tomentellopsis species from boreal and temperate forests, and the identification of pink-type ectomycorrhizas
Fungi in the genus Tomentellopsis were subjected to molecular phylogenetic analyses in order to clarify species-level… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Diversity within red algal species : variation in world-wide samples of Spyridia filamentosa (Ceramiaceae) and Murrayella periclados (Rhodomelaceae) using DNA markers and breeding studies
Molecular and breeding studies on two pan-tropical marine red algae reveal vastly different levels of genetic variation and… 
2001
2001
The Australian Stiletto-Flies of the Anabarhynchus Genus-Group (Diptera: Therevidae)
This volume is an important contribution to the knowledge of these fascinating flies as it contains descriptions of not less than… 
2000
2000
Larval head morphology of Phycosecis litoralis (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Phycosecidae) with phylogenetic implications.
The larval head of a Phycosecis species is described and illustrated. Characters are compared to those found in larvae of other… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Systematization of the Annelida: different approaches
Different approaches and different data sets are used to address questions about the phylogenetic relationships of the polychaete… 
1998
1998
Phylogenetic relationships in thePrimulales inferred fromrbcL sequence data
A cladistic analysis of phylogenetic relationships in thePrimulales has been conducted, based on nucleotide sequence data from… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Phylogenetic implications of the mesofurca and mesopostnotum in Hymenoptera
—The skeleto-musculature of the mesofurca and the mesopostnotum is examined in Hymenoptera. Character systems based on internal… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Evolution of brown towhees: allozymes morphometrics and species limits
Variation in the Brown Towhee (Pipilo fuscus) complex was studied by using morphometric and electrophoretic methods. Study taxa… 
1985
1985
New Genus and Species of Corylophidae (Coleoptera) from Florida, with a Description of its Larva
The adult and larva of a new genus and species, Foadia maculata , is described and figured. This species is known only from the… 
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