chordates
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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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Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with more than 62,000 living species.
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Deuterostomes include more complex animals such as chordates but also some simple animals such as echinoderms.
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We will discuss the chordates in greater detail in a later module.
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Some invertebrate chordates use the pharyngeal slits to filter food out of the water that enters the mouth.
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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 Frederic Lucas
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