About the Authors
- Bernd Schierwater
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: bernd.schierwater@ecolevol.de
Affiliations ITZ, Ecology and Evolution, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany , Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America , Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics and Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
- Michael Eitel
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Affiliation ITZ, Ecology and Evolution, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Wolfgang Jakob
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Affiliation ITZ, Ecology and Evolution, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Hans-Jürgen Osigus
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Affiliation ITZ, Ecology and Evolution, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Heike Hadrys
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Affiliation ITZ, Ecology and Evolution, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Stephen L Dellaporta
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Affiliation Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis
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Affiliation Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics and Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
- Rob DeSalle
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Affiliation Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics and Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
BS contributed to data collection and analyses, developed the “new placula hypothesis” and together with RD designed the study. ME, WJ, HJO, HH, and SD collected and analyzed data. SOK and RD performed the phylogenetic analyses. RD and BS coordinated the phylogenetic discussion. All authors contributed to data interpretation and writing.
