All placozoans are superficially identical. But comparative genomic data reveals the presence of different genera. This is the first time that a new animal genus has been defined solely by genomics.

Animals are known by different names across regions and languages, but scientific names provide a universal system of ...

Greenwood Investors LLC entered the stock in 2024 after spending material time with its new CEO, Jorgen Kokke. Genus Plc is a uniquely positioned animal genetics company that remains under-appreciated ...

The world’s simplest known animal is so poorly understood that it doesn’t even have a common name. Formally called Trichoplax adhaerens for the way it adheres to glassware, the amorphous blob isn’t ...

Ahead of the conservationist's centennial, scientists have christened a parasitic wasp in his honor—and it’s just the latest creature to be named after him.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In the late 1800s, scientists were stumped by the "yellow cells" they were observing within the tissues of certain temperate marine animals, including sea anemones, corals and ...

From Quanta Magazine (find original story here). The world’s simplest known animal is so poorly understood that it doesn’t even have a common name. Formally called Trichoplax adhaerens for the way it ...