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'''''Hoilungia hongkongensis''''' is a species in the [[phylum]] [[Placozoa]].<ref name=Eitel-2018>{{cite journal | title=Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species | last1=Eitel | first1=M | journal=PLoS Biology | volume=16 | issue=7 | page=e2005359 | date=31 July 2018 | doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.2005359 | pmid=30063702 | pmc=6067683 }}</ref><ref name=WoRMS>{{BioRef|WoRMS|title=''Hoilungia hongkongensis'' Eitel, Schierwater & Wörheide, 2018|id=1316502 |db=World Placozoa Database |access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> The organism appears superficially similar to ''[[Trichoplax adhaerens]]'', but genetic analysis of its [[mitochondrial DNA]] shows numerous differences.<ref name=Eitel-2018/> It was discovered in brackish water in mangrove swamps in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Wood | first1=C | title=World's simplest animal reveals hidden diversity | publisher=Quanta Magazine | date=6 October 2018 | url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-simplest-animal-reveals-hidden-diversity/ }}</ref>
'''''Hoilungia hongkongensis''''' is a species in the [[phylum]] [[Placozoa]].<ref name=Eitel-2018>{{cite journal | title=Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species | last1=Eitel | first1=M | journal=PLoS Biology | volume=16 | issue=7 | page=e2005359 | date=31 July 2018 | doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.2005359 | pmid=30063702 | pmc=6067683 }}</ref><ref name=WoRMS>{{BioRef|WoRMS|title=''Hoilungia hongkongensis'' Eitel, Schierwater & Wörheide, 2018|id=1316502 |db=World Placozoa Database |access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> The organism appears superficially similar to ''[[Trichoplax adhaerens]]'', but genetic analysis of its [[mitochondrial DNA]] shows numerous differences.<ref name=Eitel-2018/> It was discovered in brackish water from mangrove swamps in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Wood | first1=C | title=World's simplest animal reveals hidden diversity | publisher=Quanta Magazine | date=6 October 2018 | url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-simplest-animal-reveals-hidden-diversity/ }}</ref>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==

Revision as of 13:21, 19 August 2020

Hoilungia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Placozoa
Class: Uniplacotomia
Order: Hoilungea
Family: Hoilungidae
Genus: Hoilungia
Species:
H. hongkongensis
Binomial name
Hoilungia hongkongensis

Hoilungia hongkongensis is a species in the phylum Placozoa.[1][2] The organism appears superficially similar to Trichoplax adhaerens, but genetic analysis of its mitochondrial DNA shows numerous differences.[1] It was discovered in brackish water from mangrove swamps in Hong Kong.[3]

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the phrase "hoi lung", which means "sea dragon" in Cantonese.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eitel, M (31 July 2018). "Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species". PLoS Biology. 16 (7): e2005359. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2005359. PMC 6067683. PMID 30063702.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ World Placozoa Database. "Hoilungia hongkongensis Eitel, Schierwater & Wörheide, 2018". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ Wood, C (6 October 2018). "World's simplest animal reveals hidden diversity". Quanta Magazine.