Polyplacotoma

Polyplacotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Placozoa
Genus:	Polyplacotoma; Osigus et al., 2019
Species:	P. mediterranea
Binomial name
	Polyplacotoma mediterranea; Osigus et al., 2019

Polyplacotoma mediterranea is a species in the phylum Placozoa.[1] They differ greatly from other species of placozoans with regards to their morphology and genetic makeup. Their bodily structure consists of elongated polytomous body branches, as well as a maximum size that is greater than 10 mm in length. The mitochondrial genome of Polyplacotoma mediterranea is also very compact and contains overlapping protein and tRNA gene codes.[2]

References

Osigus, Hans-Jürgen; Rolfes, Sarah; Herzog, Rebecca; Kamm, Kai; Schierwater, Bernd (2019-03-04). "Polyplacotoma mediterranea is a new ramified placozoan species". Current Biology. 29 (5): R148–R149. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.068. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 30836080.
Miyazawa, H., Osigus, H., Rolfes, S., Kamm, K., Schierwater, B., & Nakano, H. (2020). Mitochondrial Genome Evolution of Placozoans: Gene Rearrangements and Repeat Expansions. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13.

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[1] Osigus, Hans-Jürgen; Rolfes, Sarah; Herzog, Rebecca; Kamm, Kai; Schierwater, Bernd (2019-03-04). "Polyplacotoma mediterranea is a new ramified placozoan species". Current Biology. 29 (5): R148–R149. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.068. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 30836080.

[2] Miyazawa, H., Osigus, H., Rolfes, S., Kamm, K., Schierwater, B., & Nakano, H. (2020). Mitochondrial Genome Evolution of Placozoans: Gene Rearrangements and Repeat Expansions. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13.