TERM: Description of glossary term.
Fish related glossary
polyphyletic
A group of similar and possibly related taxa that have actually been produced by more than one ancestor. Most often used in discussions of large groups, such as the cichlid fishes. Compare with monophyletic.
文獻
Barlow, George. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352 - (ffm03927)