working on a theory that "sandwich" is a paraphyletic grouping en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphyly
December 9, 2024 at 12:53 AM
working on a theory that "sandwich" is a paraphyletic grouping en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphyly
See, I can learn (or at least forget my wrong beliefs, which is a start). I wonder if putting time slices in paraphyly helps: “dinos of the Jurassic” are paraphyletic since that excludes some later edges, but they still are ecologically and evolutionarily coherent
September 28, 2026 at 4:08 AM
See, I can learn (or at least forget my wrong beliefs, which is a start). I wonder if putting time slices in paraphyly helps: “dinos of the Jurassic” are paraphyletic since that excludes some later edges, but they still are ecologically and evolutionarily coherent
401: what even is a fish anyway? (Paraphyly)
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
401: what even is a fish anyway? (Paraphyly)
This will mean I've now had at least one paper on each of the four traditional clades of vertebrates - fish, herps, mammals, and birds.
(Paraphyly notwithstanding)
(Paraphyly notwithstanding)
June 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This will mean I've now had at least one paper on each of the four traditional clades of vertebrates - fish, herps, mammals, and birds.
(Paraphyly notwithstanding)
(Paraphyly notwithstanding)
A paraphyly is a taxonomic group that includes a common ancestor but not all of its descendants. After genetic research showed this applied to the old Striated taxonomy this has now been "tidied up" by leaving Striated in its own monophyly group and moving all the others to Little
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A paraphyly is a taxonomic group that includes a common ancestor but not all of its descendants. After genetic research showed this applied to the old Striated taxonomy this has now been "tidied up" by leaving Striated in its own monophyly group and moving all the others to Little
Thinking about arachnid paraphyly
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March 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thinking about arachnid paraphyly
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This story works best with "monophyletic" categories where EVERY member has a shared ancestor & ALL descendants AND their shared ancestor are members.
But many 'common names' fail this rule.
They're "polyphyletic" or "paraphyletic," with excluded relations or included non-relations.
But many 'common names' fail this rule.
They're "polyphyletic" or "paraphyletic," with excluded relations or included non-relations.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This story works best with "monophyletic" categories where EVERY member has a shared ancestor & ALL descendants AND their shared ancestor are members.
But many 'common names' fail this rule.
They're "polyphyletic" or "paraphyletic," with excluded relations or included non-relations.
But many 'common names' fail this rule.
They're "polyphyletic" or "paraphyletic," with excluded relations or included non-relations.
Paraphyly is the one that I'm being annoying about here
"There's no such thing as a tree" is a whole other discussion
"There's no such thing as a tree" is a whole other discussion
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Paraphyly is the one that I'm being annoying about here
"There's no such thing as a tree" is a whole other discussion
"There's no such thing as a tree" is a whole other discussion
Counterpoint: the authors are overstating "very strong support for paraphyly" when in the paper they themselves say that they mostly find support for deuterostome monophyly but there are a handful of analyses that cannot distinguish between monophyly and paraphyly using log likelihood
July 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Counterpoint: the authors are overstating "very strong support for paraphyly" when in the paper they themselves say that they mostly find support for deuterostome monophyly but there are a handful of analyses that cannot distinguish between monophyly and paraphyly using log likelihood
Using an integrative approach combining #molecular, cytogenetic, #phylogenetic, and #morphological #data, Le-Le He and Bao-Zhen Hua reveal generic paraphyly and #chromosome #evolution in Bittacidae.
🔎 doi.org/10.1111/jse....
#BugSky #insect #scorpionfly
🔎 doi.org/10.1111/jse....
#BugSky #insect #scorpionfly
Phylogenetic and cytogenetic analyses reveal generic paraphyly and chromosome evolution in Bittacidae (Insecta: Mecoptera)
Many genera were erected without phylogenetic validation in Bittacidae (Insecta: Mecoptera), leaving their generic statuses contentious. We investigated the phylogenetic relationships and reconstruct...
doi.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Using an integrative approach combining #molecular, cytogenetic, #phylogenetic, and #morphological #data, Le-Le He and Bao-Zhen Hua reveal generic paraphyly and #chromosome #evolution in Bittacidae.
🔎 doi.org/10.1111/jse....
#BugSky #insect #scorpionfly
🔎 doi.org/10.1111/jse....
#BugSky #insect #scorpionfly
these little bastards are so un-baridine that I went looking for DNA data that actually places them in that subfamily, found this Steve Davis morphology paper that concludes basically "🤷♂️"
August 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
these little bastards are so un-baridine that I went looking for DNA data that actually places them in that subfamily, found this Steve Davis morphology paper that concludes basically "🤷♂️"
I'm denying paraphyly lol
November 2, 2024 at 11:39 AM
I'm denying paraphyly lol
from species to deuterostomes: when you start looking under the hood, it's paraphyly all the way down, isn't it?
July 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
from species to deuterostomes: when you start looking under the hood, it's paraphyly all the way down, isn't it?
This came out in the middle of the move to Cleveland, but my work on the under-appreciated starling genus Aplonis is out in MPE. These understated island-loving starlings hide plenty of biogeographic intrigue and taxonomic complexity: doi.org/10.1016/j.ym... 🧵
July 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This came out in the middle of the move to Cleveland, but my work on the under-appreciated starling genus Aplonis is out in MPE. These understated island-loving starlings hide plenty of biogeographic intrigue and taxonomic complexity: doi.org/10.1016/j.ym... 🧵
🦟Flying into your Thursday, #BugSky!
🔎Check out this remarkable study combining #molecular, cytogenetic, #phylogenetic, and #morphological #data to illustrate generic paraphyly and #chromosome #evolution in Bittacidae.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jse.... @wileyecology.bsky.social #JSE #insect #systematics
🔎Check out this remarkable study combining #molecular, cytogenetic, #phylogenetic, and #morphological #data to illustrate generic paraphyly and #chromosome #evolution in Bittacidae.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jse.... @wileyecology.bsky.social #JSE #insect #systematics
Phylogenetic and cytogenetic analyses reveal generic paraphyly and chromosome evolution in Bittacidae (Insecta: Mecoptera)
Many genera were erected without phylogenetic validation in Bittacidae (Insecta: Mecoptera), leaving their generic statuses contentious. We investigated the phylogenetic relationships and reconstruct...
doi.org
April 23, 2026 at 12:31 PM
🦟Flying into your Thursday, #BugSky!
🔎Check out this remarkable study combining #molecular, cytogenetic, #phylogenetic, and #morphological #data to illustrate generic paraphyly and #chromosome #evolution in Bittacidae.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jse.... @wileyecology.bsky.social #JSE #insect #systematics
🔎Check out this remarkable study combining #molecular, cytogenetic, #phylogenetic, and #morphological #data to illustrate generic paraphyly and #chromosome #evolution in Bittacidae.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jse.... @wileyecology.bsky.social #JSE #insect #systematics
A new phylogenetic study of the squash bug tribe Cloresmini (Coreidae) resolves the paraphyly of the genus Cloresmus. The authors establish the new genus Gemenesis (with two new combinations) and describe a new species, Cloresmus tibiaspinus.
Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
September 14, 2026 at 10:10 AM
A new phylogenetic study of the squash bug tribe Cloresmini (Coreidae) resolves the paraphyly of the genus Cloresmus. The authors establish the new genus Gemenesis (with two new combinations) and describe a new species, Cloresmus tibiaspinus.
Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
me when my existence implies the paraphyly of rauisuchidae after rauisuchia has already fallen out of favour
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
me when my existence implies the paraphyly of rauisuchidae after rauisuchia has already fallen out of favour
@victor-noguerales.bsky.social and I got interested in understanding the origin of mtDNA paraphyly in a pair of Tarphius species, which became a bit of a rabbit hole and gave rise to this:
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
Arthropod mtDNA paraphyly: a case study of introgressive origin
Abstract. Mitochondrial paraphyly between arthropod species is not uncommon, and has been speculated to largely be the result of incomplete lineage sorting
academic.oup.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:15 AM
@victor-noguerales.bsky.social and I got interested in understanding the origin of mtDNA paraphyly in a pair of Tarphius species, which became a bit of a rabbit hole and gave rise to this:
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
Should I explain paraphyly to my right wing relatives so they know they are eating dinosaur?
November 28, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Should I explain paraphyly to my right wing relatives so they know they are eating dinosaur?
#LiteratureNotice McKenna et al. Unravelling the evolution of mycetophagy and phytophagy in fungus weevils ( #Curculionoidea: #Anthribidae): Phylogenomic insights into Anthribinae paraphyly and tribal non-monophyly doi.org/10.1111/syen... #Beetle #Beetles #Weevils #Phylogenetics
March 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
#LiteratureNotice McKenna et al. Unravelling the evolution of mycetophagy and phytophagy in fungus weevils ( #Curculionoidea: #Anthribidae): Phylogenomic insights into Anthribinae paraphyly and tribal non-monophyly doi.org/10.1111/syen... #Beetle #Beetles #Weevils #Phylogenetics
Looking at a random YouTube comment thread and it seems people have been effectively taught that birds are dinosaurs but they often miss that birds (and dinosaurs) are reptiles. It's paraphyly all the way down baby!
May 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Looking at a random YouTube comment thread and it seems people have been effectively taught that birds are dinosaurs but they often miss that birds (and dinosaurs) are reptiles. It's paraphyly all the way down baby!
Paraphyly = victory in macroevolution.
January 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Paraphyly = victory in macroevolution.
To be fish or not to be fish…
(As the rare phylogeneticist who doesn’t care about paraphyly, I’m still happy to call them all “not friends of snails…”)
(As the rare phylogeneticist who doesn’t care about paraphyly, I’m still happy to call them all “not friends of snails…”)
August 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
To be fish or not to be fish…
(As the rare phylogeneticist who doesn’t care about paraphyly, I’m still happy to call them all “not friends of snails…”)
(As the rare phylogeneticist who doesn’t care about paraphyly, I’m still happy to call them all “not friends of snails…”)
I just separate them as "stumpy" vs. "jointy" bugs. But I also have no qualms with paraphyly.
(I mean, I do have a kid!)
(I mean, I do have a kid!)
February 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I just separate them as "stumpy" vs. "jointy" bugs. But I also have no qualms with paraphyly.
(I mean, I do have a kid!)
(I mean, I do have a kid!)
Polyphyly:
(🐢🐧),🐊 Beaked animals
Paraphyly:
(🐊🐢),🐧 Reptiles
Monophyly:
(🐊🐧),🐢 Archosaurs
Single filey:
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
(🐢🐧),🐊 Beaked animals
Paraphyly:
(🐊🐢),🐧 Reptiles
Monophyly:
(🐊🐧),🐢 Archosaurs
Single filey:
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Polyphyly:
(🐢🐧),🐊 Beaked animals
Paraphyly:
(🐊🐢),🐧 Reptiles
Monophyly:
(🐊🐧),🐢 Archosaurs
Single filey:
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
(🐢🐧),🐊 Beaked animals
Paraphyly:
(🐊🐢),🐧 Reptiles
Monophyly:
(🐊🐧),🐢 Archosaurs
Single filey:
🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧