Aschelmithes

	Mikko's Phylogeny Archive	Main Groups of Protostomes
	Aschelmithes

<==o ASCHELMITHES [Pseudocoelomata] (valeruumiinonteloiset)
   |--+-- †PROTOCONODONTA
   |  `--o CHAETOGNATHA (nuolimadot)
   |     `-- Sagittoidea
   `--+--+--o NEMATOMORPHA (jouhimadot)
      |  |  |-- Nectonematoida
      |  |  `-- Gordioida
      |  `--o NEMATA [Nematoda] (sukkulamadot)
      |     |-- Adenophorea
      |     `-- Secernentea
      `--+-- GASTROTRICHA (sukaspintaiset)
         `--+--o ROTIFERA (rataseläimet)
            |  |-- Seisonidea
            |  |-- Bdelloidea
            |  `-- Monogononta
            `--o ACANTHOCEPHALA (väkäkärsämadot)
               |-- Anchiacanthocephala
               |-- Eoacanthocephala
               `-- Palaeacanthocephala

Reference(s):

Conway Morris, S., 1993: The fossil record and early evolution of the Metazoa.
–Nature, vol. 361, 21 January, pp. 219-225

Hou & Bergström, 1997: Arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, southwest China.
--Fossils & Strata, Number 45, 22nd December 1997, pp. 1-116

–iNet: Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree/