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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.
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.
Enterocoely is the stage of embryological development of deuterostomes in which the coelom forms. [4] This type of coelom formation occurs in deuterostome animals, which for this reason are also known as enterocoelomates. By contrast, in protostomes, the body cavity is often formed by schizocoely. [4]
Diagram of stages of embryo development to a larval and adult stage. In developmental biology, animal embryonic development, also known as animal embryogenesis, is the developmental stage of an animal embryo. Embryonic development starts with the fertilization of an egg cell (ovum) by a sperm cell (spermatozoon). [1]
Schizocoelous development often occurs in protostomes, [1] [5] [6] as in phyla Mollusca, Annelida, and Arthropoda. Deuterostomes usually exhibit enterocoely; [7] however, some deuterostomes like enteropneusts can exhibit schizocoely as well. [8]
These groups differ in several characteristics of early development; In deuterostomes blastula divisions is called "radial cleavage" because it occurs parallel or perpendicular to the major polar axis. In protostomes the cleavage is called "spiral" because division planes are oriented obliquely to the polar major axis.
[4] [1] It is now known that the fate of the blastopore among protostomes is extremely variable; while the evolutionary distinction between deuterostomes and protostomes remains valid, the descriptive accuracy of the name protostome is disputable. [1] Protostome and deuterostome embryos differ in several other ways.
The indentation that is actually formed is called the lip of the blastopore or the dorsal lip in amphibians and fish, and the primitive streak in birds and mammals.Each is controlled by the dorsal lip and primitive node (also known as Hensen's node), respectively.