Ancient Rapid Radiation Underlies Persistent Phylogenomic Conflict in Early Collembola Diversification
Claudio Cucini, Edmund R. R. Moody, Stephen Hugh Montgomery, Francesco Cicconardi
This study resolves phylogenetic conflicts in Collembola by showing ancient rapid radiation and incomplete lineage sorting, supporting Poduromorpha as the earliest-diverging lineage.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology