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The idea both are arthropods is certainly a fact, but the idea they are significantly different is contraindicated by numerous DNA studies at the present.
by droithomme 8y ago
The idea both are arthropods is certainly a fact, but the idea they are significantly different is contraindicated by numerous DNA studies at the present.
- phonypc 8y agoCrustaceans make up an entire subphylum, while insects are a class within a different subphylum. That would seem to indicate they are more differentiated than mammals and fish.
- droithomme 8y agoThings have changed. You might like to take a look at https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08742 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08742.
- phonypc 8y agoNope. "Our results strongly support Pancrustacea" which is in line with the taxonomic hierarchy I was making reference to.