Nephrozoa

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Nephrozoa is a major clade of bilaterian animals characterized by the presence of true kidneys or kidney-like excretory organs and includes most animal phyla except sponges, cnidarians, and a few other early-branching groups.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf animal clade
clade
taxon
characterizedBy presence of excretory organs
presence of true kidneys or kidney-like organs
containsMajorLineages Deuterostomia NERFINISHED
Ecdysozoa NERFINISHED
Lophotrochozoa NERFINISHED
excludes Cnidaria NERFINISHED
Ctenophora NERFINISHED
Placozoa NERFINISHED
Porifera
hasBodyPlan triploblastic
hasCirculatorySystemInManyMembers true circulatory system
hasCommonAncestorWith Xenacoelomorpha NERFINISHED
hasDigestiveSystem complete digestive tract in many members
hasFeature cephalization in many members
complex organ systems
specialized excretory system
hasGermLayers ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm
hasMembers most bilaterian animals
hasNervousSystem centralized nervous system in many members
hasScientificNameAuthorship defined in modern phylogenetic systematics
hasSymmetry bilateral symmetry
hasTemporalRange at least Cambrian to Recent
higherClassification Eumetazoa NERFINISHED
includes Annelida NERFINISHED
Arthropoda NERFINISHED
Chordata NERFINISHED
Deuterostomia NERFINISHED
Echinodermata NERFINISHED
Hemichordata NERFINISHED
Mollusca NERFINISHED
Nematoda NERFINISHED
Platyhelminthes NERFINISHED
Protostomia NERFINISHED
isA bilaterian clade
kingdom Animalia
lifeCycle sexual reproduction in most species
partOf Metazoa NERFINISHED
sisterGroup Xenacoelomorpha NERFINISHED
subdivisionOf Bilateria NERFINISHED
taxonRank clade
usedIn animal phylogeny
comparative zoology

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Deuterostomia
higherClassification

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