The phylogenetic distribution of multicellular organisms indicates that multicellularity: Question 2 options: distinguishes all eukaryotes from prokaryotes was present in the common ancestor of all lineages arose independently multiple times defines a clear monophyletic group distinguishes all eukaryotes from prokaryotes was present in the common ancestor of all lineages arose independently multiple times defines a clear monophyletic group Solution arose independently multiple times Multicellularity has evolved independently at least 46 times including in some prokaryotes, like cyanobacteria, myxobacteria, actinomycetes, Magnetoglobus multicellularis or Methanosarcina..