Hemichordata
E101947
Hemichordata is a phylum of marine invertebrate animals, including acorn worms and pterobranchs, that share key developmental and anatomical features with chordates and echinoderms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hemichordata canonical | 4 |
| Pterobranchia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T822095 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Hemichordata Context triple: [Deuterostomia, includes, Hemichordata]
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A.
Cephalochordata
Cephalochordata is a subphylum of small, fish-like marine animals (such as lancelets) that retain a notochord throughout life and are important for understanding vertebrate evolution.
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B.
Urochordata
Urochordata, also known as tunicates or sea squirts, is a subphylum of mostly sessile marine animals whose larvae possess chordate features such as a notochord and dorsal nerve cord.
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C.
Echinodermata
Echinodermata is a phylum of marine invertebrates that includes starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, characterized by radial symmetry and a water vascular system.
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D.
Deuterostomia
Deuterostomia is a major animal clade that includes chordates (such as vertebrates) and echinoderms, characterized by a distinctive embryonic development pattern in which the anus forms before the mouth.
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E.
Lophotrochozoa
Lophotrochozoa is a major clade of protostome animals that includes diverse groups such as annelid worms, mollusks, and brachiopods, united by shared developmental and molecular characteristics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hemichordata Target entity description: Hemichordata is a phylum of marine invertebrate animals, including acorn worms and pterobranchs, that share key developmental and anatomical features with chordates and echinoderms.
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A.
Cephalochordata
Cephalochordata is a subphylum of small, fish-like marine animals (such as lancelets) that retain a notochord throughout life and are important for understanding vertebrate evolution.
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B.
Urochordata
Urochordata, also known as tunicates or sea squirts, is a subphylum of mostly sessile marine animals whose larvae possess chordate features such as a notochord and dorsal nerve cord.
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C.
Echinodermata
Echinodermata is a phylum of marine invertebrates that includes starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, characterized by radial symmetry and a water vascular system.
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D.
Deuterostomia
Deuterostomia is a major animal clade that includes chordates (such as vertebrates) and echinoderms, characterized by a distinctive embryonic development pattern in which the anus forms before the mouth.
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E.
Lophotrochozoa
Lophotrochozoa is a major clade of protostome animals that includes diverse groups such as annelid worms, mollusks, and brachiopods, united by shared developmental and molecular characteristics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | phylum ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| cellularity | multicellular ⓘ |
| circulatorySystem | open circulatory system ⓘ |
| clade | Deuterostomia ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Chordata ⓘ |
| coelomType | true coelom ⓘ |
| commonName | hemichordates ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide in marine waters ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
benthic sediment dwellers
ⓘ
filter feeders on plankton and detritus ⓘ |
| feedingMode |
deposit feeding
ⓘ
suspension feeding ⓘ |
| fertilizationType | external fertilization ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Cambrian Period
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambrian period
|
| fossilGroup | graptolites ⓘ |
| gutType | complete digestive tract ⓘ |
| habitat | marine environments ⓘ |
| hasBodyRegion |
collar
ⓘ
proboscis ⓘ trunk ⓘ |
| hasDevelopmentalMode | deuterostome development ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ciliated larvae
ⓘ
pharyngeal slits ⓘ stomochord ⓘ |
| hasLarvalType | tornaria larva ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystemType | dorsal and ventral nerve cords ⓘ |
| hasTaxonomicAuthority | Bateson, 1885 ⓘ |
| hasTissueOrganization | triploblastic ⓘ |
| includesClass |
Enteropneusta
ⓘ
Graptolithina ⓘ Hemichordata self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pterobranchia
|
| includesOrganismType | marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | mostly sedentary or burrowing ⓘ |
| notableGroup |
acorn worms
ⓘ
pterobranchs ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction by budding in some pterobranchs
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
important for studying chordate origins
ⓘ
key taxon for understanding deuterostome evolution ⓘ |
| resemblesInFeature |
Chordata in having pharyngeal slits
ⓘ
Echinodermata in early development ⓘ |
| respiration | through pharyngeal slits and body surface ⓘ |
| sisterGroupTo | Echinodermata ⓘ |
| sizeRange | from a few millimeters to over 2.5 meters in length ⓘ |
| skeletonType | hydrostatic skeleton ⓘ |
| subkingdom | Bilateria ⓘ |
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Subject: Hemichordata Description of subject: Hemichordata is a phylum of marine invertebrate animals, including acorn worms and pterobranchs, that share key developmental and anatomical features with chordates and echinoderms.
Referenced by (5)
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