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relationships of the nematodes and their close relatives among the protostomes are still discussed. Initially, some morphology-based phylogenetic classifications accepted Aschelmithes/Nemathelminthes as a legitimate group. In the 1990s, nematodes were proposed to form the group Ecdysozoa together with moulting animals, such as arthropods. The identity of the closest living relatives of the Nematoda has always

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