Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Science. 2012 Mar 9;335(6073):1169; author reply 1169. doi: 10.1126/science.1218814.
On the basis of putative nuclei and endospores, Huldtgren et al. (Reports, 23 December 2011, p. 1696) propose that embryo-like Doushantuo microfossils are nonmetazoan holozoans akin to mesomycetozoeans. However, both size and preservation preclude interpretation of internal structures as nuclei. Moreover, the authors may have conflated two different populations; some specimens display a pseudoparenchymatous organization incompatible with a mesomycetozoean comparison.
基于假定的核和内生孢子，Huldtgren 等人（报告，2011 年 12 月 23 日，第 1696 页）提出，胚胎状的陡山沱微体化石是非动物的真后生动物，类似于粘菌动物。然而，大小和保存情况都排除了将内部结构解释为核的可能性。此外，作者可能混淆了两个不同的群体；一些标本显示出与粘菌动物比较不兼容的假组织状组织。
