TERM: Description of glossary term.
Fish related glossary
monophyletic
A group of related taxa that have been produced by one ancestor. Most often used in discussion of large groups, such as the haplochromines in Lake Malawi, but also applied to small species flocks.
Referencia
Barlow, George. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352 - (ffm03927)