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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
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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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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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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".
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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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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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While this has been well known since the 19th century, an insistence on only monophyletic taxa has resulted in vertebrate classification being in a state of flux.
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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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offers a reasonable prospect of dating their emergence. However, the use of molecular phylogenetics for dating evolutionary transitions is controversial.
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described a taxon comprising tunicates, cephalochordates, and vertebrates in 1866. Though he used the German vernacular form, it is allowed under the
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Attempts to work out the evolutionary relationships of the chordates have produced several hypotheses. The current consensus is that chordates are
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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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It has also proved difficult to produce a detailed classification within the living chordates. Attempts to produce evolutionary "
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Shu, D-G.; Conway Morris, S. & Han, J. (January 2003). "Head and backbone of the Early Cambrian vertebrate Haikouichthys".
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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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The name "chordate" comes from the first of these synapomorphies, the notochord, which plays a significant role in chordate
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In addition to the morphological characteristics used to define chordates, analysis of genome sequences has identified two
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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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Schwartz, J. H.; Maresca, B. (December 2006). "Do Molecular Clocks Run at All? A Critique of Molecular Systematics".
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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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Mussini, G.; Smith, M. P.; Vinther, J.; Rahman, I. A.; Murdock, D. J. E.; Harper, D. A. T.; Dunn, F. S. (2024).
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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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to bend and twist relative to each other. In wholly aquatic species, this helps the animal swim efficiently by
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of animals that are defined by having at some stage in their lives all of the following anatomical features:
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Freeborn, Michelle (1 January 2015). Roberts, Clive Douglas; Stewart, Andrew L.; Struthers, Carl D. (eds.).
3737: 2448: 2309:, the largest animal, extant or extinct, ever discovered. Mounted outside the Long Marine Laboratory at the 1956: 1860: 1607: 4658: 3575:("half chordates") have some features similar to those of chordates: branchial openings that open into the 3341: 3231: 8831: 8043: 7489: 6203: 5893: 4716: 2358: 819: 9080: 8507: 8157: 6294: 3688: 2378: 1010: 914: 146: 1955:, which implies that they are vertebrates. Because the fossil record of early chordates is poor, only 1222: 9059: 8940: 8919: 8878: 8172: 6162: 5943: 5714: 5658: 5642: 5607: 5545: 5495: 5449: 5164: 5092: 5046: 4994: 4909: 4614: 4140: 4085: 3832: 3774: 3696: 3640: 2276:. Results of a new study have shown possible affinity of these Ediacaran organisms to the ascidians. 790: 145: 5898: 1677:, and have a two-generation cycle in which one generation is solitary and the next forms chain-like 9108: 6183: 4744:. Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived from 1282: 875: 775: 143: 4780: 4686: 4568: 3251: 9131: 8502: 8184: 6759: 6311: 6289: 6277: 6252: 5911: 5699:
Chen, Jun-Yuan; Huang, Di-Ying; Peng, Qing-Qing; Chi, Hui-Mei; Wang,Xiu-Qiang; Feng, Man (2003).
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by means of a pair of branched tentacles, and has a short, shield-shaped proboscis. The extinct
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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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commented that "craniates are characterized by their heads, just as chordates, or possibly all
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Chen, J-Y.; Hang, D-Y.; Li, C.W. (December 1999). "An early Cambrian craniate-like chordate".
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Simonetta and Insom, from the Burgess Shale (Middle Cambrian), British Columbia, Canada"
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differ from chordates and their other relatives in three conspicuous ways: they possess
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of canals that also functions as a "lung" and surrounded by muscles that act as pumps.
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Yang, Chuan; Li, Xian-Hua; Zhu, Maoyan; Condon, Daniel J.; Chen, Junyuan (2018).
3583:, but running in a circle round the "collar", which is ahead of the mouth; and a 1697:(Lamarck 1816) is recognised as having precedence and is now more commonly used. 9005: 8896: 8863: 8778: 8753: 8698: 8673: 8595: 8590: 8555: 8545: 8239: 8152: 7807: 7707: 7339: 7310: 7296: 7286: 6871: 6687: 6600: 6382: 4295:"Key characters uniting hemichordates and chordates: homologies or homoplasies?" 4097: 3700: 3607: 3322: 3214: 3200: 3195: 3182: 3044: 2867: 2593: 2517: 2372: 2363: 2301: 1833: 1829: 1427: 1333: 1314: 1072: 1047: 1031: 898: 894: 855:
helices, which extends along the central axis of the body. Among members of the
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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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A post-anal tail. A muscular tail that extends backwards behind the
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to gather food particles, which helps in transporting food to the
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Lissamphibia (modern amphibians: frogs, salamanders, caecilians)
6157: 2395: 1952: 1921:' nearest relatives are tunicates. Recent identification of two 1856: 1670: 1666: 1571: 1153: 1108: 959: 944: 940: 759: 665: 645: 600: 588: 576: 527: 524: 8829: 8039: 7478: 6484: 6192: 5342:(Vendian) biota. International Geological Congress - Oslo 2008. 5594:
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The closest relatives of the Chordates are believed to be the
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are chordates, but their internal placement is less certain.
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Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish: sharks, rays, chimaeras)
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system that extracts food particles from ingested water. In
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Shu, D-G.; Conway Morris, S.; Zhang, X-L. (November 1999).
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There are two living groups of hemichordates. The solitary
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also provide strong evidence of the monophyly of Chordata.
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Acorn worms or Enteropneusts are example of hemichordates.
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blades, lived in tubes similar to those of pterobranchs.
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show probable evolutionary relationships between both
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have the standard chordate features, including long,
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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 8826: 8370: 8308: 8080: 8076: 8058: 8044: 8036: 7930: 7886: 7862: 7838: 7813: 7788: 7760: 7732: 7690: 7686: 7639: 7611: 7591: 7578: 7574: 7541: 7497: 7483: 7475: 7152: 7008: 6984: 6960: 6929: 6852: 6845: 6841: 6764: 6755: 6751: 6680: 6658: 6651: 6622: 6588: 6584: 6573: 6562: 6534: 6505: 6494: 6481: 6393: 6358: 6347: 6211: 6197: 6189: 6166: 5401:Bengtson, S.; Urbanek, A. (October 2007). 2196:The majority of animals more complex than 1242: 874:, and notochord remnants develop into the 42: 6047: 6037: 5996: 5955: 5897: 5823: 5777: 5736: 5726: 5176: 4931: 4921: 4626: 4262: 4168: 4020: 3968: 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 3391: 3361: 3328: 3297: 3220: 3188: 3158: 3148: 3067: 3037: 3005: 2998: 2967: 2839: 2762: 2645: 2617: 2610: 2581: 2571: 2540: 2530: 2097: 2067: 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 3423: 3402: 3371: 3340: 3308: 3250: 3230: 3199: 3168: 3101: 3079: 3047: 3017: 2980: 2946: 2924: 2902: 2871: 2850: 2818: 2795: 2773: 2724: 2675: 2655: 2627: 2592: 2551: 2134: 2108: 2077: 2038: 2017: 1709: 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: 6683: 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 3418: 3396: 3389: 3366: 3359: 3333: 3326: 3302: 3295: 3245: 3225: 3218: 3193: 3186: 3163: 3156: 3146: 3095: 3072: 3065: 3042: 3035: 3010: 3003: 2996: 2972: 2965: 2939: 2918: 2895: 2865: 2844: 2837: 2811: 2788: 2767: 2760: 2719: 2700: 2670: 2650: 2643: 2622: 2615: 2608: 2586: 2579: 2569: 2545: 2538: 2124: 2102: 2095: 2072: 2065: 2033: 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: 7135: 7091: 7090: 7087: 7086: 7083: 7082: 7079: 7078: 7075: 7074: 7071: 7070: 7067: 7066: 7063: 7062: 7059: 7058: 6917: 6916: 6913: 6912: 6829: 6828: 6825: 6824: 6739: 6738: 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: 3436: 3435: 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: 9001: 9000: 8988: 8987: 8975: 8974: 8962: 8961: 8949: 8948: 8936: 8935: 8923: 8922: 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: 7640: 7612: 7592: 7587: 7579: 7575: 7571: 7542: 7499: 7492: 7485: 7476: 7153: 7109: 7009: 6985: 6961: 6930: 6926: 6853: 6846: 6842: 6838: 6765: 6756: 6752: 6748: 6681: 6659: 6652: 6623: 6589: 6585: 6581: 6574: 6570: 6563: 6535: 6506: 6502: 6495: 6482: 6459: 6394: 6359: 6355: 6348: 6259: 6239: 6213: 6206: 6199: 6190: 6170: 6145: 6144: 6126: 6120: 6119: 6117: 6115: 6100: 6094: 6093: 6068: 6062: 6061: 6051: 6041: 6017: 6011: 6010: 6000: 5976: 5970: 5969: 5959: 5926: 5920: 5919: 5901: 5881: 5875: 5874: 5844: 5838: 5837: 5827: 5803: 5792: 5791: 5781: 5757: 5751: 5750: 5740: 5730: 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:. 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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: 424: 421: 420: 417: 414: 411: 408: 405: 290: 255: 164: 163: 141: 127: 64: 51:Cambrian Stage 3 49:Temporal range: 43: 9162: 9161: 9157: 9156: 9155: 9153: 9152: 9151: 9122: 9121: 9120: 9115: 9107: 9102: 9094: 9092: 9084: 9079: 9071: 9066: 9058: 9056: 9048: 9043: 9035: 9030: 9022: 9017: 9009: 9004: 8996: 8991: 8983: 8978: 8970: 8965: 8957: 8952: 8944: 8939: 8931: 8926: 8918: 8913: 8905: 8903: 8895: 8890: 8882: 8877: 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: 7850: 7831: 7826: 7806: 7801: 7781: 7780: 7777: 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: 6719: 6692: 6670: 6646: 6610: 6577: 6566: 6553: 6524: 6498: 6489: 6472: 6449: 6433: 6416: 6385: 6377: 6351: 6342: 6341: 6257: 6235: 6226: 6217: 6154: 6149: 6148: 6141: 6131:History of Life 6128: 6127: 6123: 6113: 6111: 6102: 6101: 6097: 6091: 6070: 6069: 6065: 6019: 6018: 6014: 5978: 5977: 5973: 5928: 5927: 5923: 5899:10.1.1.534.4060 5883: 5882: 5878: 5846: 5845: 5841: 5805: 5804: 5795: 5759: 5758: 5754: 5698: 5697: 5693: 5683: 5681: 5640: 5639: 5635: 5593: 5592: 5588: 5578: 5576: 5572: 5533: 5528: 5527: 5523: 5485: 5484: 5477: 5439: 5438: 5434: 5400: 5399: 5395: 5385: 5383: 5379: 5356: 5351: 5350: 5346: 5340: 5333: 5327: 5323: 5285: 5284: 5280: 5266: 5241: 5240: 5236: 5202: 5201: 5194: 5150: 5149: 5145: 5133: 5132: 5128: 5082: 5081: 5074: 5035: 5034: 5030: 4984: 4983: 4979: 4969: 4967: 4958: 4957: 4953: 4892: 4891: 4887: 4880: 4860: 4859: 4855: 4845: 4843: 4834: 4833: 4829: 4819: 4817: 4812: 4811: 4807: 4797: 4795: 4793: 4778: 4777: 4773: 4768: 4764: 4754: 4752: 4748: 4741: 4737: 4736: 4732: 4722: 4720: 4719:on 21 June 2013 4711: 4710: 4706: 4699: 4684: 4683: 4674: 4664: 4662: 4659:"Branchiostoma" 4657: 4656: 4652: 4628:10.1038/453999a 4600: 4599: 4595: 4585: 4583: 4581: 4566: 4565: 4561: 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9139: 9134: 9124: 9123: 9117: 9116: 9114: 9113: 9100: 9090: 9077: 9064: 9054: 9041: 9028: 9015: 9002: 8989: 8976: 8967:Fauna Europaea 8963: 8950: 8937: 8924: 8911: 8901: 8888: 8875: 8860: 8844: 8842: 8836: 8835: 8830: 8821: 8820: 8817: 8816: 8809: 8807: 8804:Incertae sedis 8799: 8798: 8795: 8794: 8792: 8791: 8786: 8781: 8776: 8771: 8766: 8761: 8756: 8751: 8749:Micrognathozoa 8746: 8741: 8739:Acanthocephala 8736: 8731: 8726: 8721: 8716: 8711: 8706: 8701: 8696: 8691: 8686: 8681: 8676: 8671: 8666: 8661: 8656: 8651: 8646: 8641: 8636: 8631: 8625: 8623: 8617: 8616: 8614: 8613: 8608: 8603: 8598: 8593: 8588: 8583: 8581:Lycopodiophyta 8578: 8573: 8568: 8563: 8558: 8553: 8548: 8542: 8540: 8534: 8533: 8531: 8530: 8525: 8520: 8515: 8510: 8505: 8500: 8494: 8492: 8486: 8485: 8483: 8482: 8477: 8472: 8467: 8462: 8457: 8452: 8447: 8442: 8437: 8432: 8427: 8422: 8417: 8412: 8407: 8402: 8397: 8395:Ancyromonadida 8392: 8387: 8381: 8379: 8368: 8362: 8361: 8358: 8357: 8355: 8354: 8349: 8347:Thermoproteota 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3241: 3240: 3237: 3236: 3224: 3219: 3217: 3211: 3210: 3207: 3206: 3192: 3187: 3185: 3179: 3178: 3175: 3174: 3162: 3157: 3155: 3153:Actinopterygii 3147: 3145: 3139: 3138: 3135: 3134: 3130: 3129: 3126: 3125: 3121: 3120: 3117: 3116: 3112: 3111: 3108: 3107: 3094: 3091: 3090: 3087: 3086: 3071: 3066: 3064: 3062:Elasmobranchii 3058: 3057: 3054: 3053: 3041: 3036: 3034: 3032:Chondrichthyes 3028: 3027: 3024: 3023: 3009: 3004: 3002: 2997: 2995: 2992: 2991: 2988: 2987: 2971: 2966: 2964: 2958: 2957: 2954: 2953: 2938: 2935: 2934: 2931: 2930: 2917: 2914: 2913: 2910: 2909: 2894: 2891: 2890: 2887: 2886: 2882: 2881: 2878: 2877: 2864: 2861: 2860: 2857: 2856: 2843: 2838: 2836: 2830: 2829: 2826: 2825: 2810: 2807: 2806: 2803: 2802: 2787: 2784: 2783: 2780: 2779: 2770:Anaspidomorphi 2766: 2761: 2759: 2753: 2752: 2749: 2748: 2744: 2743: 2740: 2739: 2735: 2734: 2731: 2730: 2718: 2715: 2714: 2711: 2710: 2699: 2695: 2694: 2691: 2690: 2686: 2685: 2682: 2681: 2669: 2666: 2665: 2662: 2661: 2653:Phlebobranchia 2649: 2644: 2642: 2638: 2637: 2634: 2633: 2621: 2616: 2614: 2609: 2607: 2603: 2602: 2599: 2598: 2589:Appendicularia 2585: 2580: 2578: 2570: 2568: 2562: 2561: 2558: 2557: 2544: 2539: 2537: 2529: 2497: 2494: 2391:Myllokunmingia 2273:Burykhia hunti 2181: 2180: 2177: 2176: 2172: 2171: 2168: 2167: 2163: 2162: 2159: 2158: 2154: 2153: 2150: 2149: 2145: 2144: 2141: 2140: 2123: 2120: 2119: 2116: 2115: 2101: 2096: 2094: 2088: 2087: 2084: 2083: 2071: 2066: 2064: 2058: 2057: 2054: 2053: 2049: 2048: 2045: 2044: 2032: 2029: 2028: 2025: 2024: 2010: 2005: 2003: 1995: 1993: 1988: 1986: 1978: 1977: 1976: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1878: 1762: 1759: 1715: 1708: 1707: 1706: 1702: 1701: 1700: 1699: 1691:Appendicularia 1647:Main article: 1644: 1641: 1630:Main article: 1627: 1624: 1603: 1600: 1599: 1598: 1597: 1596: 1595: 1594: 1593: 1592: 1591: 1590: 1589: 1588: 1575: 1558: 1540: 1539: 1538: 1529: 1525:Actinopterygii 1511: 1502: 1498:Chondrichthyes 1493: 1471: 1470: 1469: 1463: 1457: 1451: 1445: 1439: 1433: 1432: 1431: 1424:Petromyzontida 1420: 1375: 1374: 1373: 1365: 1361:Appendicularia 1356: 1347: 1321: 1320: 1319: 1271: 1270:Classification 1268: 1250: 1249: 1241: 1231:hepatic caecum 1227: 1219: 1211: 1206: 1189: 1184: 1176: 1168: 1160: 1146: 1137: 1129: 1121: 1113: 1105: 1099: 1089: 1079: 1069: 1068: 1061: 1060: 1059: 1058: 1057: 1056: 1055: 1024: 1014: 999: 998: 979:filter-feeding 967: 956: 949:filter-feeding 922: 903:nervous system 887: 868:osseous tissue 810: 807: 789:, and exhibit 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: 5406: 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: 5197: 5193: 5188: 5184: 5179: 5174: 5170: 5166: 5162: 5158: 5154: 5147: 5144: 5139: 5138: 5130: 5127: 5122: 5118: 5114: 5110: 5106: 5102: 5098: 5094: 5090: 5086: 5079: 5077: 5073: 5068: 5064: 5060: 5056: 5052: 5048: 5044: 5040: 5032: 5029: 5024: 5020: 5016: 5012: 5008: 5004: 5000: 4996: 4992: 4988: 4981: 4978: 4965: 4961: 4955: 4952: 4948: 4943: 4939: 4934: 4929: 4924: 4919: 4915: 4911: 4907: 4903: 4899: 4895: 4889: 4886: 4881: 4875: 4871: 4867: 4863: 4857: 4854: 4841: 4837: 4831: 4828: 4815: 4809: 4806: 4794: 4788: 4784: 4783: 4775: 4772: 4766: 4763: 4747: 4740: 4734: 4731: 4718: 4714: 4708: 4705: 4700: 4694: 4690: 4689: 4681: 4679: 4677: 4673: 4660: 4654: 4651: 4646: 4642: 4638: 4634: 4629: 4624: 4620: 4616: 4612: 4608: 4604: 4597: 4594: 4582: 4576: 4572: 4571: 4563: 4560: 4555: 4551: 4545: 4542: 4529: 4523: 4520: 4507: 4503: 4497: 4494: 4481: 4477: 4474: 4468: 4465: 4460: 4453: 4450: 4445: 4439: 4435: 4428: 4425: 4420: 4414: 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 3536: 3529: 3522: 3521: 3513: 3512: 3504: 3503: 3495: 3494: 3486: 3485: 3477: 3476: 3468: 3467: 3459: 3458: 3450: 3449: 3441: 3440: 3432: 3431: 3428: 3426: 3422: 3416: 3415: 3412: 3411: 3408: 3405: 3400: 3394: 3393: 3387: 3384: 3383: 3380: 3379: 3376: 3374: 3370: 3364: 3363: 3357: 3354: 3353: 3350: 3349: 3346: 3343: 3337: 3331: 3330: 3324: 3321: 3320: 3317: 3316: 3313: 3311: 3306: 3300: 3299: 3293: 3292:Sarcopterygii 3290: 3289: 3286: 3285: 3277: 3276: 3268: 3267: 3259: 3258: 3255: 3253: 3249: 3243: 3242: 3239: 3238: 3235: 3233: 3229: 3223: 3222: 3216: 3213: 3212: 3209: 3208: 3205: 3202: 3197: 3191: 3190: 3184: 3181: 3180: 3177: 3176: 3173: 3171: 3167: 3161: 3160: 3154: 3151: 3150: 3144: 3141: 3140: 3137: 3136: 3128: 3127: 3119: 3118: 3110: 3109: 3106: 3104: 3099: 3093: 3092: 3089: 3088: 3085: 3082: 3076: 3075:Selachimorpha 3070: 3069: 3063: 3060: 3059: 3056: 3055: 3052: 3050: 3046: 3040: 3039: 3033: 3030: 3029: 3026: 3025: 3022: 3020: 3015: 3008: 3007: 3001: 3000: 2994: 2993: 2990: 2989: 2986: 2983: 2977: 2970: 2969: 2963: 2962:Gnathostomata 2960: 2959: 2956: 2955: 2952: 2949: 2943: 2937: 2936: 2933: 2932: 2929: 2927: 2922: 2916: 2915: 2912: 2911: 2908: 2905: 2899: 2893: 2892: 2889: 2888: 2880: 2879: 2876: 2874: 2869: 2863: 2862: 2859: 2858: 2855: 2853: 2848: 2842: 2841: 2835: 2832: 2831: 2828: 2827: 2824: 2821: 2815: 2809: 2808: 2805: 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