Sectionales
Sectionales is a hypothetical order of multicellular invertebrates used in speculative biology and science fiction to illustrate modular, segmented body plans. It is not an officially recognized taxon in real-world biology, but it serves as a thought experiment for discussing how division into distinct sections can influence development, locomotion, and ecology.
The name Sectionales derives from the Latin sectio, meaning cut or division, with the taxonomic suffix -ales
Morphology commonly described for Sectionales includes a body divided into multiple flat, plate-like sections connected by
Habitat and distribution in the fictional account cover temperate coastal reefs, freshwater wetlands, and humid terrestrial
In speculative taxonomy, major lineages within Sectionales are often named Sectionidae and Partitionidae, with representative genera