Phylogeny mandalas for illustrating the Tree of Life
Abstract
In this occasion of the 25th Anniversary of MPE, the recent progress of molecular phylogenetics was reviewed. A circular phylogeny with photos or drawings of species was named "a phylogeny mandala", which is suitable to show visually how the biodiversity has developed in the course of evolution as clarified by the molecular phylogenetics. Six phylogeny mandalas for various taxonomic groups of life were presented; i.e., (1) Eukaryota, (2) Metazoa, (3) Hexapoda, (4) Tetrapoda, (5) Eutheria, and (6) Primates.
- Publication:
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
- Pub Date:
- December 2017
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.11.001
- Bibcode:
- 2017MolPE.117..168H
- Keywords:
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- Phylogeny mandala;
- Molecular phylogenetics;
- Tree of Life