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Chordates make up a phylum in the animal kingdom that includes all the vertebrates, along with some primitive wormlike sea animals. (See Linnean classification.)
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Deuterostomes include more complex animals such as chordates but also some simple animals such as echinoderms.
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Although adult tunicates are classified as chordates, they do not have a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, or a post-anal tail, although they do have pharyngeal slits.
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Members of these groups also possess the four distinctive features of chordates at some point during their development.
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Jawless fishes—the hagfishes and lampreys—have a distinct cranium and complex sense organs including eyes, distinguishing them from the invertebrate chordates.
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A larger portion of the guide is given to the chordates than is usually the case.
From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic
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