Hypothesis 1: Porifera is a monophyletic group Porifera is the sister-group to Eumetazoa Hexactinellida is more closely related to Calcarea Demospongea is equally closely related to both Hexactinellida and Calcarea. Hypothesis 2: Porifera is a paraphyletic group Calcarea is more closely related to Eumetazoa than Demospongea or Hexactinellida Hexactinellida is sister-group to the clade formed by Calcarea and Eumetazoa Hexactinellida is more closely related to Calcarea and Eumetazoa than to Demospongea

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There are currently two phylogenetic hypotheses about the phylogeny of Porifera: one in which Porifera is a monophyletic group (clade) and one in which it is a paraphyletic group. Draw both of these hypotheses below based on the following description.
Hypothesis 1:
Porifera is a monophyletic group
Hypothesis 2:
Porifera is a paraphyletic group
Hypothesis 1: Porifera is a monophyletic group
Porifera is the sister-group to Eumetazoa
Hexactinellida is more closely related to Calcarea
Demospongea is equally closely related to both Hexactinellida and Calcarea.
Hypothesis 2: Porifera is a paraphyletic group
Calcarea is more closely related to Eumetazoa than Demospongea or Hexactinellida
Hexactinellida is sister-group to the clade formed by Calcarea and Eumetazoa
Hexactinellida is more closely related to Calcarea and Eumetazoa than to Demospongea
Transcribed Image Text:Hypothesis 1: Porifera is a monophyletic group Hypothesis 2: Porifera is a paraphyletic group Hypothesis 1: Porifera is a monophyletic group Porifera is the sister-group to Eumetazoa Hexactinellida is more closely related to Calcarea Demospongea is equally closely related to both Hexactinellida and Calcarea. Hypothesis 2: Porifera is a paraphyletic group Calcarea is more closely related to Eumetazoa than Demospongea or Hexactinellida Hexactinellida is sister-group to the clade formed by Calcarea and Eumetazoa Hexactinellida is more closely related to Calcarea and Eumetazoa than to Demospongea
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