The relevance of the pseudocoelom to phylogeny has been questioned. Rotifera and Nematoda both have a pseudocoelom. The molecular evidence suggests which of the following conclusions?

A. Molecular evidence confirms that rotifers and nematodes are closely related and that both participate in the same monophyletic clade.
B. Rotifers are more closely related to Lophotrochozoa than to nematodes.
C. Rotifers are more closely related to echinoderms than to nematodes.
D. Rotifers are more closely related to chordates than to nematodes.
E. Rotifers are more closely related to nematodes than to mollusks.


B. Rotifers are more closely related to Lophotrochozoa than to nematodes.

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