Aequorlitornithes

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Not to be confused with Aequornithes.

Aequorlitornithes
Temporal range: Paleocene–Recent
Painted stork (
Mycteria leucocephala
)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Neoaves
Clade: Aequorlitornithes
Prum et al., 2015
Clades

Aequorlitornithes is a clade of waterbirds recovered in a comprehensive genomic systematic study using nearly 200 species in 2015. It contains the clades Charadriiformes (waders and shorebirds), Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) and Phaethoquornithes (Eurypygimorphae and Aequornithes).[1] Previous studies have found different placement for the clades in the tree.[2][3][4]

Aequorlitornithes

Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes)

Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

Phaethoquornithes

Eurypygimorphae (sunbittern, kagu and tropicbirds)

Aequornithes (loons, penguins, herons, pelicans, storks, etc)

A 2024 study used Aequorlitornithes for a similar clade, which they recovered as part of

Caprimulgimorphae.[5]

References

  1. S2CID 205246158
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  2. PMID 17148284
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  3. S2CID 6472805
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  4. PMID 25504713
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  5. PMC 10895254
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