Phylum Placozoa
Synonym: Phagocytellozoa
Parent taxon: Eumetazoa according to C. Nielsen 2012
See also Edgecombe et al. 2011 and Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Bilateralomorpha, Neuralia, Tribrachiomorpha, Triploblastica
Subtaxa: none