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1548:(four-limbed vertebrates; 35,100+ species) (The classification below follows Benton 2004, and uses a synthesis of rank-based Linnaean taxonomy and also reflects evolutionary relationships. Benton included the Superclass Tetrapoda in the Subclass Sarcopterygii in order to reflect the direct descent of tetrapods from lobe-finned fish, despite the former being assigned a higher taxonomic rank.)
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Although I was among the early supporters of vertebrate paraphyly, I am impressed by the evidence provided by
Heimberg et al. and prepared to admit that cyclostomes are, in fact, monophyletic. The consequence is that they may tell us little, if anything, about the dawn of vertebrate evolution, except
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genes eliminated some older ideas, but opened up the possibility that tunicates (urochordates) are "basal deuterostomes", surviving members of the group from which echinoderms, hemichordates and chordates evolved. Some researchers believe that, within the chordates, craniates are most closely related
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There is still much ongoing differential (DNA sequence based) comparison research that is trying to separate out the simplest forms of chordates. As some lineages of the 90% of species that lack a backbone or notochord might have lost these structures over time, this complicates the classification of
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Putnam, N. H.; Butts, T.; Ferrier, D. E. K.; Furlong, R. F.; Hellsten, U.; Kawashima, T.; Robinson-Rechavi, M.; Shoguchi, E.; Terry, A.; Yu, J. K.; Benito-Gutiérrez, E. L.; Dubchak, I.; Garcia-Fernàndez, J.; Gibson-Brown, J. J.; Grigoriev, I. V.; Horton, A. C.; De Jong, P. J.; Jurka, J.; Kapitonov,
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Traditionally, Cephalochordata and
Craniata were grouped into the proposed clade "Euchordata", which would have been the sister group to Tunicata/Urochordata. More recently, Cephalochordata has been thought of as a sister group to the "Olfactores", which includes the craniates and tunicates. The
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Fedonkin, M. A.; Vickers-Rich, P.; Swalla, B.; Trusler, P.; Hall, M. (2008). "A Neoproterozoic chordate with possible affinity to the ascidians: New fossil evidence from the
Vendian of the White Sea, Russia and its evolutionary and ecological implications". HPF-07 Rise and fall of the Ediacaran
2408:(505 Ma), is also regarded as a primitive chordate. On the other hand, fossils of early chordates are very rare, since invertebrate chordates have no bones or teeth, and only one has been reported for the rest of the Cambrian. The best known and earliest unequivocally identified Tunicate is
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Vickers-Rich P. (2007). "Chapter 4. The Nama Fauna of
Southern Africa". In: Fedonkin, M. A.; Gehling, J. G.; Grey, K.; Narbonne, G. M.; Vickers-Rich, P. "The Rise of Animals: Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia", Johns Hopkins University Press. pp.
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features to classify organisms, has produced both results that group them with vertebrates and others that group them with hagfish. If lampreys are more closely related to the hagfish than the other vertebrates, this would suggest that they form a
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3707:"), and use their feather-like arms to filter food particles out of the water; most live anchored to rocks, but a few species can move very slowly. Other echinoderms are mobile and take a variety of body shapes, for example
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Delabre, Christiane; et al. (2002). "Complete
Mitochondrial DNA of the Hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri: The Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Sequences Strongly Supports the Cyclostome Monophyly".
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2436:, and paleontological data have produced different "family trees". Some closely linked chordates and hemichordates, but that idea is now rejected. Combining such analyses with data from a small set of
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lived in shallow coastal waters slightly more than 555 to 548 million years ago, and are believed to be the oldest evidence of the chordate lineage of metazoans. The
Russian Precambrian fossil
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is also strongly supported by two CSIs found in the proteins predicted exosome complex RRP44 and serine palmitoyltransferase, that are exclusively shared by species from these two subphyla but not
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He, K.; Liu, J.; Han, J.; Ou, Q.; Chen, A.; Zhang, Z.; Fu, D.; Hua, H.; Zhang, X.; Shu, D. (2023). "Comment on "Ultrastructure reveals ancestral vertebrate pharyngeal skeleton in yunnanozoans"".
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The evolutionary relationships between the chordate groups and between chordates as a whole and their closest deuterostome relatives have been debated since 1890. Studies based on anatomical,
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Kapli, Paschalia; Natsidis, Paschalis; Leite, Daniel J.; Fursman, Maximilian; Jeffrie, Nadia; Rahman, Imran A.; Philippe, Hervé; Copley, Richard R.; Telford, Maximilian J. (19 March 2021).
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Gupta, Radhey S. (January 2016). "Molecular signatures that are distinctive characteristics of the vertebrates and chordates and supporting a grouping of vertebrates with the tunicates".
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that the intuitions of 19th century zoologists were correct in assuming that these odd vertebrates (notably, hagfishes) are strongly degenerate and have lost many characters over time
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Fedonkin, M. A.; Vickers-Rich, P.; Swalla, B. J.; Trusler, P.; Hall, M. (2012). "A new metazoan from the
Vendian of the White Sea, Russia, with possible affinities to the ascidians".
1848:. However the cladistic exclusion of hagfish from the vertebrates is controversial, as they may instead be degenerate vertebrates who have secondarily lost their vertebral columns.
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V. V.; Kohara, Y.; Kuroki, Y.; Lindquist, E.; Lucas, S.; Osoegawa, K.; Pennacchio, L. A.; Salamov, A. A.; Satou, Y.; Sauka-Spengler, T.; Schmutz, J.; Shin-i, T. (June 2008).
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5246:, the Vendian mollusc-like organism (White sea region, Russia): palaeoecological and evolutionary implications", in Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Komarower, Patricia (eds.),
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Shigehiro Kuraku, S.; Hoshiyama, D.; Katoh, K.; Suga, H & Miyata, T. (December 1999). "Monophyly of
Lampreys and Hagfishes Supported by Nuclear DNA-Coded Genes".
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and no vertebrae, and are therefore not regarded as vertebrates, but they are members of the craniates, the group within which vertebrates are thought to have
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chordates. Some chordate lineages may only be found by DNA analysis, when there is no physical trace of any chordate-like structures.
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Delsuc F, Philippe H, Tsagkogeorga G, Simion P, Tilak MK, Turon X, López-Legentil S, Piette J, Lemaire P, Douzery EJ (April 2018).
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Shu, D-G.; Conway Morris, S. & Han, J. (January 2003). "Head and backbone of the Early
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Since early chordates have left a poor fossil record, attempts have been made to calculate the key dates in their evolution by
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There are soft constraints that separate chordates from other biological lineages, but are not part of the formal definition:
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was a member of the protostomes. If so, this means the protostome and deuterostome lineages must have split some time before
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is ambiguous. They have complete braincases and rudimentary vertebrae, and therefore may be regarded as vertebrates and true
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techniques—by analyzing biochemical differences, mainly in RNA. One such study suggested that deuterostomes arose before
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to cephalochordates, but there are also reasons for regarding tunicates (urochordates) as craniates' closest relatives.
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492:). All chordates possess, at some point during their larval or adult stages, five distinctive physical characteristics (
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Schwartz, J. H.; Maresca, B. (December 2006). "Do
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Butterfield, N.J. (December 2006). "Hooking some stem-group "worms": fossil lophotrochozoans in the Burgess Shale".
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animals, often less than 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long individually, whose dwellings are interconnected. Each
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Shu, D.; Zhang, X.; Chen, L. (April 1996). "Reinterpretation of Yunnanozoon as the earliest known hemichordate".
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is identified as a tunicate only tentatively, because its fossils are nowhere near as well-preserved as those of
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and worm-like bodies with up to 200 branchial slits, are up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) long, and burrow though
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over 539 million years ago. Of the more than 81,000 living species of chordates, about half are
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3760:"Geochronological constraint on the Cambrian Chengjiang biota, South China"
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696:, the sister phylum of the Chordates. Chordata, Ambulacraria, and possibly
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2313:. The largest blue whale ever reliably recorded measured 98ft (30m) long.
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10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199901)21:1<71::AID-BIES9>3.0.CO;2-B
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and look rather like gill slits; stomochords, similar in composition to
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appear as adults in one of two major forms, known as "sea squirts" and
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1510:(Paleozoic "spiny sharks"; paraphyletic in relation to Chondrichthyes)
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Goujet, Daniel F (16 February 2015), "Placodermi (Armoured Fishes)",
5981:"Cyclostome embryology and early evolutionary history of vertebrates"
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3672:, meaning that their body pattern is shaped like a wheel; they have
958:
A post-anal tail. A muscular tail that extends backwards behind the
8958:
5507:
4769:
Oxford English Dictionary, Third Edition, January 2009: Urochordata
3882:
Nielsen, C. (July 2012). "The authorship of higher chordate taxa".
2212:, the latter of which contains chordates. It seems very likely the
955:, they are only present during embryonic stages of the development.
8997:
8537:
8409:
6178:
5932:"The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype"
5808:"Molecular Phylogeny and Divergence Times of Deuterostome Animals"
5557:
5242:
Fedonkin, M.A.; Simonetta, A; Ivantsov, A.Y. (2007), "New data on
4364:. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland Mass 2003 (2nd ed.), p. 47,
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to gather food particles, which helps in transporting food to the
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6106:. University of California Museum of Paleontology. Archived from
4962:. University of California Museum of Paleontology. Archived from
4838:. University of California Museum of Paleontology. Archived from
4240:
4238:
8575:
8067:
7948:
7846:
Lissamphibia (modern amphibians: frogs, salamanders, caecilians)
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1952:
1921:' nearest relatives are tunicates. Recent identification of two
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6484:
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5342:(Vendian) biota. International Geological Congress - Oslo 2008.
5594:
Shu, D-G.; Conway Morris, S.; Zhang, X-L. (November 1996). "A
3554:. The Chordata and Ambulacraria together form the superphylum
3542:
The closest relatives of the Chordates are believed to be the
2440:
1480:
4528:"New Study Doubles the Estimate of Bird Species in the World"
680:
are chordates, but their internal placement is less certain.
8945:
7740:
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish: sharks, rays, chimaeras)
951:
system that extracts food particles from ingested water. In
460:
409:
138:
5701:"The first tunicate from the Early Cambrian of South China"
5529:
Shu, D-G.; Conway Morris, S.; Zhang, X-L. (November 1999).
4482:. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York
3594:
There are two living groups of hemichordates. The solitary
2404:, discovered much earlier (1911) but from the Mid Cambrian
1937:
also provide strong evidence of the monophyly of Chordata.
475:
469:
415:
3538:
Acorn worms or Enteropneusts are example of hemichordates.
1387:) (vertebrates – animals with backbones; 66,100+ species)
5352:
Bengtson, S. (2004). Lipps, J.H.; Waggoner, B.M. (eds.).
4198:. International Stratigraphic Commission. February 2022.
3626:
blades, lived in tubes similar to those of pterobranchs.
5847:
Ayala, F. J. (January 1999). "Molecular clock mirages".
1719:--------------------------------------------------------
672:, which is sister to Cephalochordata (see diagram under
723:) and is also one of the most ancient taxons. Chordate
4872:(7th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Benjamin Cummings.
4045:
3867:
Anthropogenie oder Entwicklungsgeschichte des Menschen
2508:
show probable evolutionary relationships between both
3740: – All the classes and orders of phylum Chordata
2484:, indicating Vertebrates are more closely related to
1741:, 7. Gut, 8. V-shaped muscles, 9. Anus, 10. Inhalant
1685:
have the standard chordate features, including long,
704:, although this has recently been called into doubt.
652:), which only retain the synapomorphies during their
484:
457:
427:
406:
4436:(4th ed.). New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
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2345:), are quite common from the start of the Cambrian,
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5203:Erwin, Douglas H.; Eric H. Davidson (1 July 2002).
4480:
Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference
4340:. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 7.
2469:runs at a known constant rate has been challenged.
1824:. It consists of a series of bony or cartilaginous
1745:, 11. Exhalant syphon, 12. Heart, 13. Stomach, 14.
707:Chordata is the third-largest phylum of the animal
463:
403:
5801:
5799:
5797:
5598:-like chordate from the Lower Cambrian of China".
5137:Why we have a spine when over 90% of animals don't
2394:, also from the Chengjiang fauna, are regarded as
2235:, and hence well before the start of the Cambrian
1716:A. Lancelet, B. Larval tunicate, C. Adult tunicate
668:. The Vertebrates and Tunicates compose the clade
5481:
5479:
4816:. University of California Museum of Paleontology
3995:Lerosey-Aubril, R.; Ortega-Hernández, J. (2024).
2266:-like genus from the Onega Peninsula of northern
1290:), it also retains the traditional ranks used in
1274:The following schema is from the 2015 edition of
947:, but in some other chordates they are part of a
797:(1885), it was already in prevalent use by 1880.
8352:Archaeal Richmond Mine acidophilic nanoorganisms
6133:(3rd ed.). Blackwell Science. p. 412.
3622:, colonial animals whose fossils look like tiny
2476:A specific relationship between Vertebrates and
2366:hemichordate. Opinions differ about whether the
1836:, and with projections that link the vertebrae.
5706:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
5407:, a Middle Cambrian rhabdopleurid hemichordate"
4902:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
4782:Vertebrate Palaeontology: Biology and Evolution
4688:Vertebrate Palaeontology: Biology and Evolution
4603:"Evolutionary biology: The amphioxus unleashed"
4570:Vertebrate Palaeontology: Biology and Evolution
2298:, so this identification has been questioned.
1951:, and include two species that are regarded as
142:
4288:
4286:
4284:
4282:
3953:reveals the origins of the chordate body plan"
966:, this is only present in the embryonic stage.
862:(vertebrates), the notochord gets replaced by
793:. Although the name Chordata is attributed to
774:structuring and movements. Chordates are also
8051:
7490:
6204:
5806:Blair, J. E.; Hedges, S. B. (November 2005).
5531:"Lower Cambrian vertebrates from south China"
5198:
5196:
4387:The classification scheme is available online
3877:
3875:
3598:, commonly known as "acorn worms", have long
2329:Fossils of one major deuterostome group, the
1616:Cephalochordate: lancelet. Pictured species:
1280:. The invertebrate chordate classes are from
909:end of the neural tube enlarges into several
823:) is one of the few chordates with a visible
8:
6075:, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 1–7,
5337:
5335:
1749:, 15. Intestines, 16. Tail, 17. Atrium, 18.
16:Phylum of animals having a dorsal nerve cord
5979:Ota, K. G.; Kuratani, S. (September 2007).
4050:. Vol. Two. Te Papa Press. p. 6.
1337:(Urochordata) – (tunicates; 3,000 species)
993:, and may be a precursor of the vertebrate
548:ATP23, which are exclusively shared by all
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5401:Bengtson, S.; Urbanek, A. (October 2007).
2196:The majority of animals more complex than
1242:
874:, and notochord remnants develop into the
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1905:in China, may be the earliest known fish.
6549:Hemichordata (acorn worms and relatives)
5248:The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota
4960:"Introduction to the Petromyzontiformes"
4785:. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 12–13.
3915:
3913:
3699:and look rather like flowers (hence the
3668:only as larvae – in adulthood they have
1703:Comparison of two invertebrate chordates
805:because of its subsequent latinization.
742:) and the vast majority of the rest are
7625:Thaliacea (pyrosomes, salps, doliolids)
4411:(4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
4385:, Third Edition. Blackwell Publishing.
3750:
1528:(ray-finned fish; about 30,000 species)
1013:, the anus forms before the mouth does.
901:, the main communications trunk of the
6543:Echinodermata (starfish and relatives)
6513:Xenacoelomorpha (acoels and relatives)
1309:(Acraniata) – (lancelets; 30 species)
595:), whose notochords are replaced by a
5779:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004134
5205:"The last common bilaterian ancestor"
5039:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
4078:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
1966:" shows that many of the traditional
727:have been found from as early as the
700:are believed to form the superphylum
7:
9060:406e3eca-a45f-43d7-ab69-43831f3412b4
8985:1700ebea-6b47-49a0-ab76-b82462c4c44b
6814:Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms)
5643:"A Redescription of a Rare Chordate,
4071:
4069:
4067:
3812:from the original on 9 October 2022.
3676:; and their bodies are supported by
2311:University of California, Santa Cruz
1400:(jawless vertebrates; 100+ species)
6081:10.1002/9780470015902.a0001533.pub2
5985:Integrative and Comparative Biology
5382:from the original on 9 October 2022
5151:Holland, N. D. (22 November 2005).
4691:. Blackwell Publishing. p. 5.
4573:. Blackwell Publishing. p. 6.
4205:from the original on 9 October 2022
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2006:
1996:
1989:
1979:
692:, and together they form the clade
664:), which resemble fish but have no
496:) that distinguish them from other
384:
6411:Cnidaria (jellyfish and relatives)
6104:"Introduction to the Hemichordata"
5423:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1986.tb00743.x
4504:. 15 February 2013. Archived from
4502:"Reptiles face risk of extinction"
2458:and the earliest chordates around
1501:(cartilaginous fish; 900+ species)
758:) who evolved air-breathing using
500:. These five synapomorphies are a
14:
9142:Extant Cambrian first appearances
5134:Josh Gabbatiss (15 August 2016),
3767:Journal of the Geological Society
2421:at Shankou village, Anning, near
943:, the slits are modified to form
567:Chordates are divided into three
7768:Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)
7455:Phyla with ≥1000 extant species
3896:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00536.x
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1355:(salps, doliolids and pyrosomes)
1062:
453:
399:
159:
5812:Molecular Biology and Evolution
5766:Molecular Biology and Evolution
4814:"Morphology of the Vertebrates"
4459:Vertebrate Paleontology. 3rd ed
4251:Molecular Biology and Evolution
2520:. Relatives of vertebrates are
2512:taxa, which are denoted with a
2204:are split into two groups, the
1673:float in mid-water, feeding on
9137:Terreneuvian first appearances
6642:Nematomorpha (horsehair worms)
6184:Chordate node at NCBI Taxonomy
6174:Chordate on GlobalTwitcher.com
4987:Journal of Molecular Evolution
4779:Benton, M.J. (14 April 2000).
4685:Benton, M.J. (14 April 2000).
4567:Benton, M.J. (14 April 2000).
3587:nerve cord—but also a smaller
2333:(whose modern members include
878:, which allow adjacent spinal
831:is housed within its backbone.
673:
1:
6179:Chordate node at Tree Of Life
4550:"Species Statistics Aug 2019"
3530:Closest nonchordate relatives
1944:have been found in the Early
1940:All of the earliest chordate
1537:(lobe-finned fish: 8 species)
1519:(bony fish; 30,000+ species)
1016:All chordates are based on a
884:flexing its tail side-to-side
847:, a stiff but elastic rod of
7254:Echinozoans inc. sea urchins
4836:"Introduction to the Myxini"
4293:Ruppert, E. (January 2005).
2504:of the phylum. Lines of the
2262:, and one from a second new
1725:, 2. Nerve chord, 3. Buccal
1557:(amphibians; 8,100+ species)
962:. In some chordates such as
676:). Extinct taxa such as the
543:inner mitochondrial membrane
9147:Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel
7599:Appendicularia (larvaceans)
7311:Chelicerates inc. arachnids
7051:Phoronida (horseshoe worms)
6866:Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
6777:Gnathostomulida (jaw worms)
6666:Loricifera (corset animals)
4405:Benton, Michael J. (2014).
4299:Canadian Journal of Zoology
4098:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.019
2473:matter is not yet settled.
1872:, which has been named the
9163:
8026:denote paraphyletic groups
7905:Squamata (scaled reptiles)
7201:Medusozoans inc. jellyfish
6947:Annelida (segmented worms)
6772:Chaetognatha (arrow worms)
6688:Onychophora (velvet worms)
5641:Conway Morris, S. (2008).
4193:"Stratigraphic Chart 2022"
4001:Royal Society Open Science
3654:
3565:
3550:, which together form the
2362:has been interpreted as a
2188:evolutionary relationships
1923:conserved signature indels
1828:vertebrae, generally with
1764:
1646:
1629:
1626:Cephalochordata: Lancelets
1605:
1030:, and have a fluid-filled
1009:. This means that, during
973:. This is a groove in the
897:, which develops into the
537:(CSIs) in their proteins:
535:conserved signature indels
25:
18:
8307:
8079:
8075:
8070:phyla/divisions by domain
7997:
7943:Crocodilia (crocodilians)
7899:Rhynchocephalia (tuatara)
7865:
7841:
7816:
7791:
7763:
7735:
7689:
7642:
7614:
7594:
7577:
7540:
7514:
7451:
7249:Asterozoans inc. starfish
7151:
7144:
7095:
7046:Brachiopoda (lamp shells)
7027:Ectoprocta (moss animals)
6987:
6963:
6932:
6872:Gastrotricha (hairybacks)
6844:
6767:
6754:
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6661:
6650:
6601:Kinorhyncha (mud dragons)
6587:
6561:
6537:
6508:
6493:
6480:
6445:
6396:
6373:Ctenophora (comb jellies)
6361:
6346:
6230:
6039:10.1186/s12915-018-0499-2
5908:10.1162/biot.2006.1.4.357
5373:10.1017/S1089332600002345
5178:10.1016/j.cub.2005.11.008
4713:"Animal fact files: salp"
4047:The fishes of New Zealand
3970:10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.026
3949:"A new interpretation of
3845:10.1134/S0031030112010042
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2538:
2124:
2102:
2095:
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2011:
2004:
1994:
1987:
1619:Branchiostoma lanceolatum
1260:Branchiostoma lanceolatum
917:, which give rise to the
269:
264:
156:Scientific classification
154:
137:
45:
8004:Ascidiacea (sea squirts)
7796:Actinistia (coelacanths)
6807:Rotifera (wheel animals)
6606:Priapulida (penis worms)
5354:"Early skeletal fossils"
4601:Gee, H. (19 June 2008).
4554:www.reptile-database.org
4461:. Blackwell Science Ltd.
4408:Vertebrate Palaeontology
4383:Vertebrate Palaeontology
4360:R.C.Brusca, G.J.Brusca.
4336:Valentine, J.W. (2004).
2411:Shankouclava shankouense
1681:. However, all tunicate
1277:Vertebrate Palaeontology
977:wall of the pharynx. In
36:Caudate (disambiguation)
32:Cordata (disambiguation)
28:Cordate (disambiguation)
26:Not to be confused with
23:, a group of amphibians.
19:Not to be confused with
8280:Thermodesulfobacteriota
7554:Leptocardii (lancelets)
7021:Entoprocta or Kamptozoa
6993:Nemertea (ribbon worms)
6714:Tardigrada (waterbears)
6707:Arthropoda (arthropods)
5728:10.1073/pnas.1431177100
5651:Journal of Paleontology
5221:10.1242/dev.129.13.3021
4923:10.1073/pnas.1014583107
4392:19 October 2008 at the
3934:10.1126/science.ade9707
3825:Paleontological Journal
3738:List of chordate orders
2463: million years ago
2456: million years ago
2449:molecular phylogenetics
2350: million years ago
2252:from the Nama Group of
2240: million years ago
2233: million years ago
1957:molecular phylogenetics
1903: million years ago
1861:molecular phylogenetics
1809:, are by their tails".
1608:List of chordate orders
935:immediately behind the
628:(i.e. chordates with a
333:Total group Vertebrata
7708:Hyperoartia (lampreys)
7196:Anthozoans inc. corals
6895:Dicyemida or Rhombozoa
5645:Metaspriggina walcotti
5059:10.1006/mpev.2001.1045
4432:Nelson, J. S. (2006).
4338:On the Origin of Phyla
4153:10.1126/sciadv.abe2741
3652:
3539:
2359:Rhabdotubus johanssoni
2326:
2314:
1906:
1783:
1658:
1657:Tunicates: sea squirts
1649:Tunicate (Urochordata)
1643:Tunicata (Urochordata)
1622:
905:. In vertebrates, the
832:
820:Kryptopterus vitreolus
791:metameric segmentation
149:
9081:Paleobiology Database
8508:Neocallimastigomycota
7326:Hexapods inc. insects
6636:Nematoda (roundworms)
5825:10.1093/molbev/msi225
4715:. BBC. Archived from
4457:Benton, M.J. (2004).
4381:Benton, M.J. (2004).
4264:10.1093/molbev/msj055
3869:. Leipzig: Engelmann.
3689:water vascular system
3638:A red knob sea star,
3637:
3537:
2379:Haikouella lanceolata
2320:
2304:
2259:Yarnemia ascidiformis
1892:
1778:
1761:Craniata (Vertebrata)
1656:
1615:
1419:(hagfish; 65 species)
1011:embryonic development
915:embryonic development
816:
776:bilaterally symmetric
148:
8980:Fauna Europaea (new)
8173:Coprothermobacterota
7924:Testudines (turtles)
6519:Chordata (chordates)
6163:Encyclopedia of Life
5429:on 16 December 2012.
4508:on 17 September 2018
3963:(13): 2980–2989.e2.
3865:Haeckel, E. (1874).
3641:Protoreaster linckii
1042:lining derived from
981:species it produces
893:, also known as the
876:intervertebral discs
684:(which includes the
8018:Reptilia (reptiles)
7726:(jawed vertebrates)
6969:Mollusca (molluscs)
6454:of the animal root
5957:10.1038/nature06967
5948:2008Natur.453.1064P
5942:(7198): 1064–1071.
5719:2003PNAS..100.8314C
5663:2008JPal...82..424M
5612:1996Natur.384..157S
5575:on 26 February 2009
5550:1999Natur.402...42S
5500:1999Natur.402..518C
5454:1996Natur.380..428S
5169:2005CBio...15.R911H
5105:10.1038/nature01264
5097:2003Natur.421..526S
5051:2002MolPE..22..184D
4999:1999JMolE..49..729K
4914:2010PNAS..10719137J
4908:(45): 19137–19138.
4842:on 15 December 2017
4661:. Lander University
4619:2008Natur.453..999G
4434:Fishes of the World
4145:2021SciA....7.2741K
4090:2016MolPE..94..383G
4013:10.1098/rsos.240350
3837:2012PalJ...46....1F
3787:10.1144/jgs2017-103
3779:2018JGSoc.175..659Y
1820:is replaced by the
1812:Most craniates are
1793:. They include the
1283:Fishes of the World
1186:14 = mouth opening
1101:4 = post-anal tail
931:is the part of the
817:The glass catfish (
8503:Blastocladiomycota
7870:Mammalia (mammals)
7782:(lobe-finned fish)
7754:(bony vertebrates)
7182:Calcareous sponges
6367:Porifera (sponges)
6129:Cowen, R. (2000).
6110:on 1 February 2019
5998:10.1093/icb/icm022
5300:10.1002/bies.20507
5007:10.1007/PL00006595
4966:on 24 January 2018
4613:(7198): 999–1000.
4317:on 9 December 2012
3666:bilateral symmetry
3653:
3604:seafloor sediments
3540:
2791:Cephalaspidomorphi
2327:
2315:
2305:A skeleton of the
2228:appeared—at least
1907:
1789:all have distinct
1784:
1659:
1623:
1467:Cephalaspidomorphi
1208:16 = light sensor
1125:circulatory system
1038:) with a complete
1026:All chordates are
1005:All chordates are
833:
787:circulatory system
752:lobe-finned fishes
729:Cambrian explosion
621:a subgroup of the
541:-like protein and
150:
9119:
9118:
9068:Open Tree of Life
8832:Taxon identifiers
8823:
8822:
8819:
8818:
8797:
8796:
8360:
8359:
8303:
8302:
8295:Verrucomicrobiota
8033:
8032:
8015:³orders of class
8001:¹orders of class
7993:
7992:
7989:
7988:
7985:
7984:
7981:
7980:
7977:
7976:
7973:
7972:
7969:
7968:
7965:
7964:
7961:
7960:
7957:
7956:
7821:Dipnoi (lungfish)
7716:
7715:
7674:
7673:
7670:
7669:
7666:
7665:
7662:
7661:
7562:
7561:
7472:
7471:
7447:
7446:
7140:
7139:
7136:
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7087:
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7079:
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7059:
7058:
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6829:
6828:
6825:
6824:
6739:
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6735:
6734:
6731:
6730:
6727:
6726:
6723:
6722:
6614:
6613:
6557:
6556:
6476:
6475:
6441:
6440:
6437:
6436:
6140:978-0-632-04444-3
6090:978-0-470-01590-2
5886:Biological Theory
5818:(11): 2275–2284.
5713:(14): 8314–8318.
5606:(6605): 157–158.
5494:(6761): 518–522.
5448:(6573): 428–430.
5265:978-1-86239-233-5
5215:(13): 3021–3032.
5091:(6922): 526–529.
4879:978-0-8053-7171-0
4792:978-0-632-05614-9
4698:978-0-632-05614-9
4580:978-0-632-05614-9
4443:978-0-471-25031-9
4418:978-1-118-40764-6
4347:978-0-226-84548-7
4084:(Pt A): 383–391.
4057:978-0-9941041-6-8
3884:Zoologica Scripta
3733:Chordate genomics
3644:is an example of
3526:
3525:
3517:
3516:
3508:
3507:
3499:
3498:
3490:
3489:
3481:
3480:
3472:
3471:
3463:
3462:
3454:
3453:
3445:
3444:
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3281:
3280:
3272:
3271:
3263:
3262:
3132:
3131:
3123:
3122:
3114:
3113:
3016:" (paraphyletic)
2978:" (paraphyletic)
2884:
2883:
2746:
2745:
2737:
2736:
2697:
2696:
2688:
2687:
2502:phylogenetic tree
2419:Maotianshan Shale
2183:
2182:
2174:
2173:
2165:
2164:
2156:
2155:
2147:
2146:
2051:
2050:
1832:that protect the
1803:Michael J. Benton
1753:
1587:; 5,700+ species)
1292:Linnaean taxonomy
1093:dorsal nerve cord
1052:Brusca and Brusca
989:. It also stores
891:dorsal nerve cord
864:hyaline cartilage
835:Chordates form a
733:ray-finned fishes
711:(behind only the
509:dorsal nerve cord
444:belonging to the
391:
390:
362:Myllokunmingiidae
260:
9154:
9112:
9111:
9099:
9098:
9089:
9088:
9076:
9075:
9063:
9062:
9053:
9052:
9040:
9039:
9027:
9026:
9014:
9013:
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8962:
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8936:
8935:
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8910:
8909:
8900:
8899:
8887:
8886:
8874:
8873:
8872:
8859:
8858:
8857:
8827:
8571:Anthocerotophyta
8450:Hemimastigophora
8371:
8342:Nitrososphaerota
8309:
8285:Thermomicrobiota
8225:Kiritimatiellota
8220:Ignavibacteriota
8185:Deferribacterota
8148:Campylobacterota
8133:Bdellovibrionota
8081:
8077:
8060:
8053:
8046:
8037:
7931:
7887:
7883:
7863:
7859:
7839:
7835:
7814:
7810:
7789:
7785:
7783:
7761:
7757:
7755:
7733:
7729:
7727:
7703:Myxini (hagfish)
7691:
7687:
7683:
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7592:
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5791:
5781:
5757:
5751:
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5696:
5690:
5689:
5687:
5685:
5671:10.1666/06-130.1
5638:
5632:
5631:
5620:10.1038/384157a0
5591:
5585:
5584:
5582:
5580:
5574:
5568:. Archived from
5535:
5526:
5520:
5519:
5483:
5474:
5473:
5462:10.1038/380428a0
5437:
5431:
5430:
5425:. Archived from
5398:
5392:
5391:
5389:
5387:
5381:
5358:
5349:
5343:
5339:
5330:
5326:
5320:
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5276:
5256:10.1144/SP286.12
5239:
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4799:
4776:
4770:
4767:
4761:
4760:
4758:
4756:
4751:on 20 March 2011
4750:
4743:
4739:"Appendicularia"
4735:
4729:
4728:
4726:
4724:
4709:
4703:
4702:
4682:
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4670:
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4564:
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4524:
4518:
4517:
4516:– via BBC.
4515:
4513:
4498:
4492:
4491:
4489:
4487:
4473:Frost, Darrel R.
4469:
4463:
4462:
4454:
4448:
4447:
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4422:
4402:
4396:
4379:
4373:
4358:
4352:
4351:
4333:
4327:
4326:
4324:
4322:
4313:. Archived from
4290:
4277:
4276:
4266:
4242:
4233:
4232:
4221:
4215:
4214:
4212:
4210:
4204:
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4172:
4139:(12): eabe2741.
4133:Science Advances
4124:
4118:
4117:
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3083:
3068:
3051:
3038:
3021:
3006:
2999:
2985:
2984:
2968:
2951:
2950:
2928:
2921:Pteraspidomorphi
2907:
2906:
2898:Myllokunmingiida
2875:
2854:
2840:
2823:
2822:
2800:
2799:
2777:
2763:
2728:
2679:
2659:
2646:
2631:
2618:
2611:
2596:
2582:
2572:
2555:
2541:
2531:
2490:Cephalochordates
2482:Cephalochordates
2464:
2457:
2368:Chengjiang fauna
2351:
2323:peregrine falcon
2249:Ausia fenestrata
2241:
2234:
2218:
2217:million-year-old
2138:
2113:
2112:
2098:
2081:
2075:Cephalochordates
2068:
2042:
2022:
2021:
2007:
1997:
1990:
1980:
1949:Chengjiang fauna
1935:cephalochordates
1904:
1851:The position of
1840:have incomplete
1822:vertebral column
1797:, which have no
1718:
1713:
1637:Cephalochordates
1449:Pteraspidomorphi
1443:Myllokunmingiida
1246:
1238:
1225:
1223:metapleural fold
1217:
1209:
1204:
1187:
1182:
1174:
1166:
1157:
1143:
1139:9 = space above
1135:
1127:
1119:
1111:
1102:
1095:
1085:
1076:
1066:
925:Pharyngeal slits
619:phylogenetically
558:cephalochordates
521:pharyngeal slits
488:
482:
481:
478:
477:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
430:
425:
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411:
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255:
164:
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141:
127:
64:
51:Cambrian Stage 3
49:Temporal range:
43:
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9152:
9151:
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8868:
8867:
8862:
8853:
8852:
8847:
8834:
8824:
8815:
8793:
8744:Gnathostomulida
8649:Xenacoelomorpha
8615:
8611:Flowering plant
8566:Marchantiophyta
8532:
8498:Chytridiomycota
8484:
8356:
8299:
8255:Planctomycetota
8215:Gemmatimonadota
8200:Elusimicrobiota
8093:Acidobacteriota
8071:
8064:
8034:
8029:
8009:²subclasses of
7953:
7929:
7910:
7879:
7874:
7855:
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7806:
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7781:
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7772:
7753:
7752:
7749:
7744:
7725:
7724:
7721:
7712:
7679:
7658:
7653:Aplousobranchia
7629:
7619:Stolidobranchia
7603:
7585:
7584:
7567:
7558:
7546:Cephalochordata
7536:
7510:
7503:
7473:
7468:
7443:
7369:Phylactolaemata
7157:
7147:
7146:
7132:
7123:Xenambulacraria
7099:
7055:
7032:
6998:
6980:Kryptotrochozoa
6974:
6952:
6922:
6909:
6900:Monoblastozoa (
6876:
6834:
6821:
6793:Micrognathozoa
6781:
6744:
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6377:
6351:
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6341:
6257:
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6226:
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6154:
6149:
6148:
6141:
6131:History of Life
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6127:
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6102:
6101:
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6091:
6070:
6069:
6065:
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5899:10.1.1.534.4060
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4732:
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4720:
4719:on 21 June 2013
4711:
4710:
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767:
764:
740:Actinopterygii
494:synapomorphies
389:
388:
381:
380:
379:
378:
377:
376:
371:
364:
358:
350:
342:
331:
321:
316:
308:
300:
291:
277:
274:Vetulocystidae
267:
266:
262:
261:
249:
245:
244:
239:
235:
234:
229:
222:
221:
216:
209:
208:
203:
196:
195:
190:
186:
185:
180:
176:
175:
170:
166:
165:
152:
151:
135:
134:
121:
116:
111:
106:
101:
96:
91:
86:
81:
76:
71:
66:
65:
48:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
9159:
9148:
9145:
9143:
9140:
9138:
9135:
9133:
9130:
9129:
9127:
9110:
9105:
9101:
9097:
9091:
9087:
9082:
9078:
9074:
9069:
9065:
9061:
9055:
9051:
9046:
9042:
9038:
9033:
9029:
9025:
9020:
9016:
9012:
9007:
9003:
8999:
8994:
8990:
8986:
8981:
8977:
8973:
8968:
8964:
8960:
8955:
8951:
8947:
8942:
8938:
8934:
8929:
8925:
8921:
8916:
8912:
8908:
8902:
8898:
8893:
8889:
8885:
8880:
8876:
8871:
8865:
8861:
8856:
8850:
8846:
8845:
8843:
8841:
8837:
8833:
8828:
8814:
8813:
8808:
8806:
8805:
8800:
8790:
8787:
8785:
8782:
8780:
8777:
8775:
8772:
8770:
8767:
8765:
8762:
8760:
8757:
8755:
8752:
8750:
8747:
8745:
8742:
8740:
8737:
8735:
8732:
8730:
8727:
8725:
8722:
8720:
8717:
8715:
8712:
8710:
8707:
8705:
8702:
8700:
8697:
8695:
8692:
8690:
8687:
8685:
8682:
8680:
8677:
8675:
8672:
8670:
8667:
8665:
8662:
8660:
8657:
8655:
8652:
8650:
8647:
8645:
8642:
8640:
8637:
8635:
8632:
8630:
8627:
8626:
8624:
8622:
8618:
8612:
8609:
8607:
8604:
8602:
8599:
8597:
8594:
8592:
8589:
8587:
8584:
8582:
8579:
8577:
8574:
8572:
8569:
8567:
8564:
8562:
8559:
8557:
8554:
8552:
8549:
8547:
8544:
8543:
8541:
8539:
8535:
8529:
8528:Basidiomycota
8526:
8524:
8521:
8519:
8516:
8514:
8513:Glomeromycota
8511:
8509:
8506:
8504:
8501:
8499:
8496:
8495:
8493:
8491:
8487:
8481:
8478:
8476:
8475:Stramenopiles
8473:
8471:
8468:
8466:
8463:
8461:
8458:
8456:
8453:
8451:
8448:
8446:
8443:
8441:
8438:
8436:
8433:
8431:
8428:
8426:
8423:
8421:
8418:
8416:
8413:
8411:
8408:
8406:
8403:
8401:
8400:Apusomonadida
8398:
8396:
8393:
8391:
8388:
8386:
8383:
8382:
8380:
8377:
8372:
8369:
8367:
8363:
8353:
8350:
8348:
8345:
8343:
8340:
8337:
8336:Nanoarchaeota
8333:
8330:
8326:
8323:
8322:Euryarchaeota
8319:
8318:
8316:
8314:
8310:
8306:
8296:
8293:
8291:
8288:
8286:
8283:
8281:
8278:
8276:
8273:
8271:
8270:Spirochaetota
8268:
8266:
8265:Rhodothermota
8263:
8261:
8258:
8256:
8253:
8251:
8248:
8246:
8243:
8241:
8238:
8236:
8233:
8231:
8228:
8226:
8223:
8221:
8218:
8216:
8213:
8211:
8208:
8206:
8203:
8201:
8198:
8196:
8195:Dictyoglomota
8193:
8191:
8188:
8186:
8183:
8180:
8179:Cyanobacteria
8176:
8174:
8171:
8169:
8168:Chrysiogenota
8166:
8164:
8163:Chloroflexota
8161:
8159:
8156:
8154:
8151:
8149:
8146:
8144:
8143:Calditrichota
8141:
8139:
8138:Caldisericota
8136:
8134:
8131:
8129:
8126:
8124:
8121:
8119:
8116:
8114:
8113:Atribacterota
8111:
8109:
8106:
8104:
8101:
8099:
8096:
8094:
8091:
8090:
8088:
8086:
8082:
8078:
8074:
8069:
8061:
8056:
8054:
8049:
8047:
8042:
8041:
8038:
8025:
8022:
8020:
8019:
8014:
8012:
8011:Sarcopterygii
8008:
8006:
8005:
8000:
7999:
7996:
7950:
7947:
7944:
7941:
7940:
7938:
7936:
7932:
7925:
7922:
7921:
7919:
7917:
7916:Archelosauria
7913:
7906:
7903:
7900:
7897:
7896:
7894:
7892:
7888:
7885:
7882:
7877:
7871:
7868:
7867:
7864:
7861:
7858:
7853:
7847:
7844:
7843:
7840:
7837:
7834:
7829:
7822:
7819:
7818:
7815:
7812:
7809:
7804:
7797:
7794:
7793:
7790:
7787:
7784:
7779:Sarcopterygii
7775:
7769:
7766:
7765:
7762:
7759:
7756:
7747:
7741:
7738:
7737:
7734:
7731:
7728:
7723:Gnathostomata
7719:
7709:
7706:
7704:
7701:
7700:
7698:
7696:
7692:
7688:
7685:
7682:
7677:
7654:
7651:
7648:
7645:
7644:
7641:
7638:
7636:
7632:
7626:
7623:
7620:
7617:
7616:
7613:
7610:
7606:
7600:
7597:
7596:
7593:
7590:
7588:
7586:(Urochordata)
7580:
7576:
7573:
7570:
7565:
7555:
7552:
7551:
7549:
7547:
7543:
7539:
7533:
7532:Deuterostomia
7529:
7527:
7523:
7521:
7517:
7516:
7513:
7508:
7500:
7495:
7493:
7488:
7486:
7481:
7480:
7477:
7464:
7463:dubious phyla
7460:
7458:
7454:
7453:
7450:
7438:
7435:
7433:
7430:
7428:
7425:
7423:
7420:
7418:
7415:
7414:
7413:
7412:
7408:
7404:
7401:
7399:
7396:
7394:
7391:
7390:
7389:
7388:
7384:
7380:
7377:
7375:
7372:
7370:
7367:
7366:
7365:
7364:
7360:
7356:
7353:
7351:
7348:
7346:
7343:
7341:
7338:
7337:
7336:
7335:
7331:
7327:
7324:
7322:
7319:
7317:
7314:
7312:
7309:
7308:
7307:
7306:
7302:
7298:
7295:
7293:
7290:
7288:
7285:
7284:
7283:
7282:
7278:
7274:
7271:
7269:
7266:
7265:
7264:
7263:
7262:Hemichordates
7259:
7255:
7252:
7250:
7247:
7245:
7242:
7241:
7240:
7239:
7235:
7231:
7228:
7226:
7223:
7221:
7218:
7217:
7216:
7215:
7211:
7207:
7204:
7202:
7199:
7197:
7194:
7193:
7192:
7191:
7187:
7183:
7180:
7178:
7177:Glass sponges
7175:
7173:
7170:
7169:
7168:
7167:
7163:
7162:
7160:
7154:
7150:
7143:
7129:
7126:
7124:
7121:
7119:
7118:Deuterostomia
7116:
7114:
7111:
7107:
7104:of Bilateria
7103:
7098:
7097:
7094:
7052:
7049:
7047:
7044:
7043:
7041:
7039:
7035:
7029:
7028:
7024:
7022:
7019:
7018:
7016:
7014:
7010:
7007:
7005:
7001:
6995:
6994:
6990:
6989:
6986:
6983:
6981:
6977:
6971:
6970:
6966:
6965:
6962:
6959:
6955:
6949:
6948:
6944:
6942:
6940:
6937:Cycliophora (
6935:
6934:
6931:
6928:
6925:
6920:
6905:
6903:
6898:
6896:
6893:
6891:
6888:
6887:
6885:
6883:
6879:
6873:
6870:
6868:
6867:
6863:
6862:
6860:
6858:
6854:
6851:
6847:
6843:
6840:
6837:
6832:
6816:
6815:
6811:
6809:
6808:
6804:
6803:
6802:
6799:
6797:
6796:
6791:
6790:
6788:
6784:
6778:
6775:
6773:
6770:
6769:
6766:
6763:
6761:
6757:
6753:
6750:
6747:
6742:
6716:
6715:
6711:
6709:
6708:
6704:
6703:
6701:
6699:
6695:
6689:
6686:
6685:
6682:
6679:
6677:
6676:Panarthropoda
6673:
6667:
6664:
6663:
6660:
6657:
6653:
6649:
6643:
6640:
6638:
6637:
6633:
6632:
6630:
6628:
6624:
6621:
6617:
6607:
6604:
6602:
6599:
6598:
6596:
6594:
6590:
6586:
6583:
6580:
6575:
6572:
6569:
6564:
6560:
6550:
6547:
6545:
6544:
6540:
6539:
6536:
6533:
6531:
6527:
6521:
6520:
6516:
6514:
6511:
6510:
6507:
6504:
6501:
6496:
6492:
6488:
6483:
6479:
6469:
6466:
6464:
6461:
6457:
6453:
6448:
6447:
6444:
6429:
6428:
6426:
6423:
6419:
6413:
6412:
6408:
6406:
6404:
6399:
6398:
6395:
6392:
6389:
6384:
6380:
6374:
6371:
6369:
6368:
6364:
6363:
6360:
6357:
6354:
6349:
6345:
6333:
6330:
6328:
6325:
6323:
6320:
6319:
6318:
6315:
6313:
6310:
6309:
6308:
6305:
6301:
6298:
6296:
6295:Stramenopiles
6293:
6291:
6288:
6286:
6283:
6279:
6276:
6275:
6274:
6271:
6270:
6269:
6266:
6264:
6261:
6258:(major groups
6256:
6254:
6251:
6249:
6246:
6244:
6241:
6238:
6234:
6233:
6229:
6225:
6222:
6214:
6209:
6207:
6202:
6200:
6195:
6194:
6191:
6185:
6182:
6180:
6177:
6175:
6172:
6169:
6165:
6164:
6159:
6156:
6155:
6151:
6142:
6136:
6132:
6125:
6122:
6109:
6105:
6099:
6096:
6092:
6086:
6082:
6078:
6074:
6067:
6064:
6059:
6055:
6050:
6045:
6040:
6035:
6031:
6027:
6023:
6016:
6013:
6008:
6004:
5999:
5994:
5990:
5986:
5982:
5975:
5972:
5967:
5963:
5958:
5953:
5949:
5945:
5941:
5937:
5933:
5925:
5922:
5917:
5913:
5909:
5905:
5900:
5895:
5891:
5887:
5880:
5877:
5872:
5868:
5864:
5860:
5856:
5852:
5851:
5843:
5840:
5835:
5831:
5826:
5821:
5817:
5813:
5809:
5802:
5800:
5798:
5794:
5789:
5785:
5780:
5775:
5771:
5767:
5763:
5756:
5753:
5748:
5744:
5739:
5734:
5729:
5724:
5720:
5716:
5712:
5708:
5707:
5702:
5695:
5692:
5680:
5676:
5672:
5668:
5664:
5660:
5656:
5652:
5648:
5646:
5637:
5634:
5629:
5625:
5621:
5617:
5613:
5609:
5605:
5601:
5597:
5590:
5587:
5571:
5567:
5563:
5559:
5558:10.1038/46965
5555:
5551:
5547:
5543:
5539:
5532:
5525:
5522:
5517:
5513:
5509:
5505:
5501:
5497:
5493:
5489:
5482:
5480:
5476:
5471:
5467:
5463:
5459:
5455:
5451:
5447:
5443:
5436:
5433:
5428:
5424:
5420:
5416:
5412:
5408:
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5397:
5394:
5378:
5374:
5370:
5366:
5362:
5355:
5348:
5345:
5338:
5336:
5332:
5325:
5322:
5317:
5313:
5309:
5305:
5301:
5297:
5293:
5289:
5282:
5279:
5275:
5271:
5267:
5261:
5257:
5253:
5249:
5245:
5238:
5235:
5230:
5226:
5222:
5218:
5214:
5210:
5206:
5199:
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5193:
5188:
5184:
5179:
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5110:
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4992:
4988:
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4978:
4965:
4961:
4955:
4952:
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4934:
4929:
4924:
4919:
4915:
4911:
4907:
4903:
4899:
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4889:
4886:
4881:
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4867:
4863:
4857:
4854:
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4831:
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4815:
4809:
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4772:
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4714:
4708:
4705:
4700:
4694:
4690:
4689:
4681:
4679:
4677:
4673:
4660:
4654:
4651:
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4642:
4638:
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4624:
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4616:
4612:
4608:
4604:
4597:
4594:
4582:
4576:
4572:
4571:
4563:
4560:
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4551:
4545:
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4529:
4523:
4520:
4507:
4503:
4497:
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4468:
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4453:
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4410:
4409:
4401:
4398:
4395:
4391:
4388:
4384:
4378:
4375:
4371:
4370:0-87893-097-3
4367:
4363:
4362:Invertebrates
4357:
4354:
4349:
4343:
4339:
4332:
4329:
4316:
4312:
4308:
4304:
4300:
4296:
4289:
4287:
4285:
4283:
4279:
4274:
4270:
4265:
4260:
4256:
4252:
4248:
4241:
4239:
4235:
4230:
4226:
4220:
4217:
4201:
4194:
4188:
4185:
4180:
4176:
4171:
4166:
4162:
4158:
4154:
4150:
4146:
4142:
4138:
4134:
4130:
4123:
4120:
4115:
4111:
4107:
4103:
4099:
4095:
4091:
4087:
4083:
4079:
4072:
4070:
4068:
4064:
4059:
4053:
4049:
4048:
4040:
4037:
4032:
4028:
4023:
4018:
4014:
4010:
4006:
4002:
3998:
3991:
3989:
3985:
3980:
3976:
3971:
3966:
3962:
3958:
3954:
3952:
3943:
3940:
3935:
3931:
3927:
3923:
3916:
3914:
3910:
3905:
3901:
3897:
3893:
3889:
3885:
3878:
3876:
3872:
3868:
3862:
3859:
3854:
3850:
3846:
3842:
3838:
3834:
3830:
3826:
3819:
3816:
3808:
3804:
3800:
3796:
3792:
3788:
3784:
3780:
3776:
3772:
3768:
3761:
3754:
3751:
3744:
3739:
3736:
3734:
3731:
3730:
3726:
3724:
3722:
3721:sea cucumbers
3718:
3714:
3713:brittle stars
3710:
3706:
3702:
3698:
3694:
3690:
3686:
3682:
3679:
3675:
3671:
3667:
3663:
3658:
3650:
3647:
3643:
3642:
3636:
3629:
3627:
3625:
3621:
3617:
3613:
3609:
3605:
3601:
3597:
3596:enteropneusts
3592:
3590:
3586:
3582:
3578:
3574:
3573:Hemichordates
3569:
3562:Hemichordates
3561:
3559:
3557:
3556:Deuterostomia
3553:
3549:
3548:Echinodermata
3545:
3544:Hemichordates
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8669:Chaetognatha
8659:Hemichordate
8653:
8586:Pteridophyta
8455:Malawimonada
8329:Korarchaeota
8290:Thermotogota
8275:Synergistota
8250:Nitrospirota
8245:Nitrospinota
8190:Deinococcota
8123:Bacteroidota
8023:
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7949:Aves (birds)
7891:Lepidosauria
7751:Euteleostomi
7695:Cyclostomata
7530:Superphylum
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7374:Stenolaemata
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3608:Pterobranchs
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3552:Ambulacraria
3541:
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1972:paraphyletic
1964:family trees
1961:
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1473:Infraphylum
1406:Cyclostomata
1404:
1398:paraphyletic
1391:
1390:Superclass '
1378:
1368:
1364:(larvaceans)
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782:, possess a
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694:Ambulacraria
682:Hemichordata
607:endoskeleton
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9006:iNaturalist
8864:Wikispecies
8779:Brachiopoda
8754:Cycliophora
8699:Onychophora
8674:Kinorhyncha
8596:Ginkgophyta
8591:Cycadophyta
8556:Chlorophyta
8546:Glaucophyta
8240:Myxococcota
8158:Chlorobiota
8153:Chlamydiota
7935:Archosauria
7808:Rhipidistia
7524:(unranked)
7437:Tusk shells
7422:Cephalopods
7393:Polychaetes
7340:Turbellaria
7321:Crustaceans
7297:Secernentea
7287:Chromadorea
7268:Acorn worms
7238:Echinoderms
7230:Vertebrates
7172:Demosponges
7106:is disputed
6568:Protostomia
6456:is disputed
6383:ParaHoxozoa
6026:BMC Biology
5405:Rhabdotubus
5209:Development
5153:"Chordates"
4894:Janvier, P.
4866:Reece, J.B.
4512:20 December
4486:11 November
4225:"Chordates"
3831:(1): 1–11.
3717:sea urchins
3701:common name
3662:Echinoderms
3630:Echinoderms
3620:graptolites
3600:proboscises
3338:(lungfish)
3323:Rhipidistia
3215:Neopterygii
3196:Chondrostei
3183:Actinopteri
3045:Holocephali
2870:(lampreys)
2868:Hyperoartia
2641:Enterogona
2518:extant taxa
2500:Below is a
2427:South China
2373:Yunnanozoon
2364:pterobranch
2339:sea urchins
2331:echinoderms
2206:protostomes
2131:vertebrates
2036:Echinoderms
1927:vertebrates
1865:biochemical
1859:. However,
1834:spinal cord
1826:cylindrical
1814:vertebrates
1570:(including
1542:Superclass
1428:Hyperoartia
1422:Infraclass
1411:Infraclass
1318:(lancelets)
1315:Leptocardii
1073:spinal cord
1048:mesothelium
1032:body cavity
899:spinal cord
895:neural tube
829:spinal cord
748:terrestrial
713:protostomic
690:echinoderms
686:acorn worms
656:stage; and
642:sea squirts
638:Urochordata
550:vertebrates
539:cyclophilin
355:Nuucichthys
339:Emmonsaspis
305:Cathaymyrus
296:Yunnanozoon
281:Vetulicolia
206:ParaHoxozoa
60:525–0
9126:Categories
8812:Parakaryon
8774:Entoprocta
8709:Arthropoda
8704:Tardigrada
8684:Priapulida
8679:Loricifera
8664:Echinoderm
8634:Ctenophora
8606:Gnetophyta
8561:Charophyta
8551:Rhodophyta
8523:Ascomycota
8518:Zygomycota
8460:Metamonada
8435:Euglenozoa
8420:Ciliophora
8128:Balneolota
8103:Aquificota
7681:Vertebrata
7635:Enterogona
7569:Olfactores
7417:Gastropods
7398:Clitellata
7305:Arthropods
7244:Sea lilies
7190:Cnidarians
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