Hemichordata

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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

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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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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deuterostomia includes Hemichordata
Nephrozoa includes Hemichordata
Hemichordata includesClass Hemichordata self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pterobranchia
Bilateria includes Hemichordata
Ambulacraria includes Hemichordata