Comb jellyfish shocker

[blobrana]

"A study led by Brown University biologist Casey Dunn uses new genomics tools to answer old questions about animal evolution.
The big shocker: Comb jellyfish – common and extremely fragile jellies with well-developed tissues – appear to have diverged from other animals even before the lowly sponge, which has no tissue to speak of. This finding calls into question the very root of the animal tree of life, which traditionally placed sponges at the base."

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[cosmictraveler]

"A study led by Brown University biologist Casey Dunn uses new genomics tools to answer old questions about animal evolution.
The big shocker: Comb jellyfish – common and extremely fragile jellies with well-developed tissues – appear to have diverged from other animals even before the lowly sponge, which has no tissue to speak of. This finding calls into question the very root of the animal tree of life, which traditionally placed sponges at the base."

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Now Spongebob Squarepants will be relieved he isn't on the bottom any longer!!