Hoilungia
| Hoilungia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Placozoa |
| Class: | Uniplacotomia |
| Order: | Hoilungea |
| Family: | Hoilungidae |
| Genus: | Hoilungia |
| Species: | H. hongkongensis
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| 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 lives in brackish water in mangrove swamps.[3]
Etymology
The genus name is derived from the phrase "hoi lung", which means "sea dragon" in Cantonese.[1]
References
- ^ 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) - ^ World Placozoa Database. "Hoilungia hongkongensis Eitel, Schierwater & Wörheide, 2018". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Wood, C (6 October 2018). "World's simplest animal reveals hidden diversity". Quanta Magazine.
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