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Early deuterostomes and their modern counterparts. Bilateria, one of the five major lineages of animals, is split into two groups; the protostomes and deuterostomes. Deuterostomes consist of chordates (which include the vertebrates) and ambulacrarians. [20] It seems likely that the Kimberella was a member of the protostomes.
In deuterostomes, the original dent becomes the anus, while the gut eventually tunnels through the embryo until it reaches the other side, forming an opening that becomes the mouth. [1] It was originally thought that the blastopore of the protostomes formed the mouth, and the anus formed second when the gut tunneled through the embryo.
A chordate (/ ˈ k ɔːr d eɪ t / KOR-dayt) is a deuterostomal bilaterian animal belonging to the phylum Chordata (/ k ɔːr ˈ d eɪ t ə / kor-DAY-tə).All chordates possess, at some point during their larval or adult stages, five distinctive physical characteristics (synapomorphies) that distinguish them from other taxa.
Numerous placements have been proposed for vetulocystids, without any consensus emerging. These include stem-group ambulacrarians, [8] stem-group echinoderms, [9] stem-group deuterostomes, [10] and even a phylogenetic study that found weak support for a placement at the base of the chordate stem. [6]
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Pharyngeal slits are filter-feeding organs found among deuterostomes. Pharyngeal slits are repeated openings that appear along the pharynx caudal to the mouth. With this position, they allow for the movement of water in the mouth and out the pharyngeal slits.
Stereom was the first form of biomineralization to evolve in deuterostomes, predating the evolution of spicules in tunicates and bone in vertebrates. [3] Stereom likely evolved before other distinctive traits of echinoderms, such as radial symmetry, as it is present in basal echinoderms with bilaterally symmetric or asymmetric body plans. [4]
The acorn worms or Enteropneusta are a hemichordate class of invertebrates consisting of one order of the same name. [2] The closest non-hemichordate relatives of the Enteropneusta are the echinoderms. [3] There are 111 known species of acorn worm in the world, [4] the main species for research being Saccoglossus kowalevskii.