Draft:Epitheliozoa
Epitheliozoa are a monophyletic clade bringing together Homoscleromorpha, Placozoa and Eumetazoa, that is to say all metazoans with the exception of most sponges. fossil_range =
This clade is only different from the Eumetazoa if the Placozoa, whose position is still uncertain, are clearly confirmed as being their sister group, and if the Homoscleromorphs are actually located outside the Demosponges.