Английская Википедия:Funisia

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Funisia is a genus of animal containing the single species F. dorothea. It is an extinct animal from the Ediacaran biota, discovered in South Australia in 2008 by Mary L. Droser and James G. Gehling.

Description

Funisia, a sedentary animal resembling an upright worm,[1] stood about Шаблон:Cvt tall.[2][3][4] Because individuals grew in dense collections of animals the same age, it is believed to have reproduced sexually, as well as reproduced by budding like modern sponges and corals.[3] Although the evolution of sex took place before the origin of animals, and evidence of sexual reproduction is observed in red algae Шаблон:Ma,[5] Funisia is one of the oldest known animals for which there is evidence of sexual reproduction.[4]

Its relationship to other animals is unknown, but it may belong within the Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria,[1] or it may have been a basal metazoan similarly to sponges.[6]

The genus and species were described in a 2008 paper.[1]

Etymology

The generic name Funisia is after the Latin "rope", and is pronounced to rhyme with Tunisia.[7] The name dorothea is in honour of Dorothy Droser, the mother of Mary L. Droser, one of the scientists who studied the organism.[2]

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References

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  4. 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite news Source: University of California - Riverside via physorg.com
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  6. D. H. Erwin, M. Laflamme, S., M. Tweedt, E. A. Sperling, D. Pisani, and K. J. Peterson. 2011. The Cambrian Conundrum: Early Divergence and Later Ecological Success in the Early History of Animals. Science 334(6059):1091-1097
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