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
→
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| hasScientificNameAuthorship |
defined in modern phylogenetic systematics
→
|
| hasSymmetry |
bilateral symmetry
→
|
| hasTemporalRange |
at least Cambrian to Recent
→
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| 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
→
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| kingdom |
Animalia
→
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| lifeCycle |
sexual reproduction in most species
→
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| 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 |