Slowly evolving proteins support the monophyly of Craspedida (Choanoflagellatea) and a marine origin of choanoflagellates
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Choanoflagellate species have been taxonomically divided upon the morphological and developmental basis of their extracellular coat (periplast). Species within the order Craspedida possess a purely organic periplast, whereas taxa of the order Acanthoecida have... ...