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deuterostome

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deuterostome (plural deuterostomes)

(zoology) Any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.

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If chaetognaths branched off from the protostomes before they evolved their distinctive protostome embryonic characters, they may have retained deuterostome characters inherited from early bilaterian ancestors. Source: Internet

The traditional view was that lophophorates were a mix of protostome and deuterostome features. Source: Internet

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