superphylum
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superphyla
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In one model of animal evolution, the other superphylum, Protostomia, includes fruit fly and nematode.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Lancelet and human are members of a superphylum of animals with bilateral symmetry, Deuterostomia.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In an alternative model, insects are included with lancelet and human in a superphylum called the Coelomata, and the nematode is separate.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Most of the flatworms are classified in the superphylum Lophotrochozoa, which also includes the mollusks and annelids.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
As the most speciose member of the Lophotrochozoa, phylum Mollusca is central to our understanding of the biology and evolution of this superphylum of protostomes.
From Nature ● Oct. 3, 2012
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