Multiple Choice
All of the following statements regarding nematode phylogeny are true except one.
A) All nematodes that are plant or animal parasites belong to a single clade.
B) The old classification based on two classes is incorrect.Molecular analysis suggests that there are three nematode clades.
C) Ancestral nematodes were probably marine organisms.
D) Freshwater nematodes are found in all three clades.Marine nematodes are found in two of the three clades.
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