Sentence examples for based on morphological evidence from inspiring English sources

The placement of E. chloroticus with the Echinometridae species had been based on morphological evidence and was described as morphologically close to species from the Heliocidaris genus, specifically H. tuberculata[ 12].

Based on morphological evidence, British zoologist Reginald Pocock concluded the jaguar is most closely related to the leopard.

An asymmetrical division of type A undifferentiated spermatogonia was suggested previously in zebrafish based on morphological evidence [2].

Based on morphological evidence a hierarchical organisation of the fibre into distinct structural elements has been reported, in particular an inner core was discriminated from an outer skin layer and fibrils running parallel to the fibre axis have been observed [11], [16], [17].

Studies facing the evolutionary transition from panoistic to meroistic have been largely based on morphological evidence.

This hypothesis has been proposed mostly based on morphological evidence and differs from most recent nuclear and genomic results.

Table 1 Ecological niches of trilobites based on morphological or sedimentary evidence Fossil Evidence Interpretation Inferred lifestyle or behavior Reduced thorax and pygidium; smoothed cephalon; downward projecting spines; facies independence Light, streamlined body allows fast swimming.

The established relationships of E. chloroticus to other sea urchin species has been based solely on morphological evidence, and has yet to be analysed at a genomic level.

The assignment of Polypodium to Cnidaria is based primarily on morphological evidence, most notably the fact that Polypodium possesses nematocysts [ 17, 18], the stinging structures characteristic of all cnidarians.

Traditionally, South American Pacific HABs have been assigned to A. catenella, based only on morphological evidence that has proven to be an unreliable indicator of species identification within the A. tamarense complex (Lilly et al. 2007).

To date, however, no consensus has been reached based on morphological or paleontological evidence.