Cladographic Table of aquatic Ichthyomorpha

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Purpose

the original "Cladographic Table of aquatic Ichthyomorpha" published by Joanna Xerobia in 2455 was the first attempt at a classifying the very diversified vertebrate life of the planet's seas. Although it wasn't by all means the first, her attempt was the one that resulted the most coherent at the time, leading to our modern ounderstanding of this planet's lifeforms.

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References

The cladogram is made with great attention to all new publications, ensuring it remains as coherent with the modern consensus as possible; alternative cladistics are also available to be consulted.

Publication Status

The publication is easily accessible to anyone who wishes to consult it and is constantly updated to reflect new discoveries and changes in the field.

Historical Details

History

When first published, the cladogram was criticized by many in the field of marine biology for its choice to divide the major groups into distinct branches and for putting the Protoithmosia further from Eoichthyia than Eumuraenia.
At the time of this publication, many researchers where still following the single root hypothesis, which saw all ichthyomorph groups originate from a shared root. Joanna's thesis, however, was that all of these radically different groups originated separately in deep time and eventually lost the connecting links and stranded further and further apart from eachother due to the, at the time hypothesis, theory of the repeated extinction cycles.
Nowadays we know this to be true and, thanks to her, we're able to make sense of the apparent chaotic coexistance of so many radically different animal groups on the planet.

Legacy

Many see this document as the crowning achievement in exobiological studies, the human's ability to make sense out of alien life and evolution.
The document is widely known by the masses, even though most never visualized it.
The cladogram also gave rise to a saying, "doing it Joanna's way", used worldwide for situations in which someone refuses to follow a general way of thought or action.

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Cladographic Table of aquatic Ichthyomorpha

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Type

Study, Scientific

Medium

Digital Recording, Text

Authoring Date

7th of July 2455

Location

Nijin-Konai