paraphyletic

• This polymorphism reveals the monophyletic relationship of the majority of haplotypes of a previously paraphyletic clade, E3b1-M35*, that is widespread in Africa and southern Europe. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
• The archaeocetes are a paraphyletic group of primitive cetaceans that include the earliest, terrestrial 'whales'. —  Scientific Blogging
• Originally thought to be a group of fungi, they're now considered to be paraphyletic - that is, not a natural group of related species. —  Planet Atheism
• First of all, cnidarian groups A, B and C may form a monophyletic group, instead of a paraphyletic one, orthologous to bilaterian HOX9-14 (figure 4B-1). —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
• Huh? Crustaceans and hexapods are (probably) sister taxa, but are crustaceans paraphyletic without hexapods included? —  Planet Atheism

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