Modern taxonomic treatments rely heavily on phylogenetic data to classify organisms. In the past, taxonomists often used a morphological species concept, in which species were defined based on similarities in growth form. Give an example of how a morphological species concept would group a set of protists differently from how a phylogenetic species concept would.

Modern taxonomic treatments rely heavily on phylogenetic data to classify organisms. In the past, taxonomists often used a morphological species concept, in which species were defined based on similarities in growth form. Give an example of how a morphological species concept would group a set of protists differently from how a phylogenetic species concept would.

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Chapter17: Processes Of Evolution

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