What is Holozoa?
Q: What is Holozoa?
A: Holozoa is a group of living things that includes animals and some single-celled relatives of animals, excluding fungi.
Q: Is Holozoa a clade or genus?
A: Holozoa is a clade, a group of plants or animals with a common ancestor.
Q: Does Holozoa include fungi?
A: No, Holozoa excludes fungi.
Q: Can you give an example of a well-known holozoan?
A: Yes, an example of a well-known holozoan is the choanoflagellate, which looks a lot like the cells of a sponge.
Q: What is Proterospongia?
A: Proterospongia is an example of a choanoflagellate that might give clues as to how sponges evolved.
Q: What is the old name for the tunicate genus Distaplia?
A: The old name for the tunicate genus Distaplia is Holozoa.
Q: What types of organisms are close to animals in Holozoa?
A: Holozoa has all organisms close to animals.
