Extended Data Table 1 Anatomical comparison between Protomelission and possible relatives

From: Protomelission is an early dasyclad alga and not a Cambrian bryozoan

  1. Comparison of pertinent morphological features in Protomelission gatehousei from Wirrealpa and Xiaoyangba4,5, Protomelission? sp. from Xiaoshiba (this study), the cambroclave Deltaclavus31, and representatives of the dasycladalean algae and Bryozoa. Bold type emphasizes differences from the bryozoan body plan.
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