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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf animal clade
clade
taxon
characterizedBy presence of excretory organs
presence of true kidneys or kidney-like organs
containsMajorLineages Deuterostomia
Ecdysozoa
Lophotrochozoa
excludes Cnidaria
Ctenophora
Placozoa
Porifera
hasBodyPlan triploblastic
hasCirculatorySystemInManyMembers true circulatory system
hasCommonAncestorWith Xenacoelomorpha
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
includes Annelida
Arthropoda
Chordata
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Hemichordata
Mollusca
Nematoda
Platyhelminthes
Protostomia
isA bilaterian clade
kingdom Animalia
lifeCycle sexual reproduction in most species
partOf Metazoa
sisterGroup Xenacoelomorpha
subdivisionOf Bilateria
taxonRank clade
usedIn animal phylogeny
comparative zoology

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