which phylum does trichoplax adhaerens belong in
The Placozoa are an animal phylum, a primitive form of invertebrate. They are the simplest in structure of all metazoa. The Placozoa is usually considered to have only one species, Trichoplax adhaerens, but there is enough genetic diversity that it is possible that there are multiple, morphologically similar species. Although they were first discovered in 1883, a common name does not exist for the taxon.