Myxozoan Analysis Paper

The article I chose came form the website www.sciencedaily.com. The research in this article was conducted by Professor Dorothee Huchon and Professor Paulyn Cartwright and published in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The article relates to taxonomic classification we have covered in class. More specifically it relates to the kingdom animalia and the phylum cnidarian. Through a process called genome sequencing the scientist were able to deduct that myxozoans, are actually degenerated cnidarians. Myxozoans are a parasite that infects marine creatures. The cnidarians phylum also includes jellyfish, corals and sea anemones. While modern jellyfish and myxozoan look very different they have retain similar characteristics.