superphylum
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In one model of animal evolution, the other superphylum, Protostomia, includes fruit fly and nematode.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Animals belonging to superphylum Lophotrochozoa are protostomes, in which the blastopore, or the point of involution of the ectoderm or outer germ layer, becomes the mouth opening to the alimentary canal.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Most of the flatworms are classified in the superphylum Lophotrochozoa, which also includes the mollusks and annelids.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
All members of this superphylum periodically molt, or shed their cuticle as they grow.
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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