Benthozoa
| Benthozoa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Clade: | Benthozoa A. Erives and B. Fritzsch, 2019 | 
| Clades | |
| Synonyms | |
| Myriazoa | |
The Benthozoa or Myriazoa are a proposed basal animal clade consisting of the Porifera and ParaHoxozoa as a sister group of Ctenophora.
An alternative phylogeny is given by the Porifera-sister hypothesis in which Porifera are the first diverging animal group.
| Choanozoa | 
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| 950 mya |