Figure 5

Maximum likelihood tree inferred from amino acid sequences of 12 protein-coding genes of 42 metazoan mitochondrial genomes, showing weak support of the monophyly of lophophorates including Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, Phoronida and Entoprocta and a sister group relationship of Bryozoa and Brachiopoda. The numbers above/below the branches indicate bootstrapping values (BP) that show node confidence values. Gray boxes indicate lophophorate members. Metridium senile and Acropora tenuis were used as outgroups. Refer to Table 5 for more detailed information and classification of the species used. "M" in parenthesis is an abbreviation of the phylum Molluska. The log likelihood value of the best tree is -66427.37.