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Animals - Deuterostomes. Chapter 30. Characteristics. Similarities in embryonic development: Radial cleavage Indeterminate cleavage Blastopore becomes the anus Pharyngeal slits . Echinoderms: Spiny-skinned animals.
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Animals - Deuterostomes Chapter 30
Characteristics • Similarities in embryonic development: • Radial cleavage • Indeterminate cleavage • Blastopore becomes the anus • Pharyngeal slits
Echinoderms: Spiny-skinned animals • Sea lilies, feather stars, sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, sea daisies • Endoskeleton covered by a thin epidermis • Water vascular system • Radial symmetry • All are marine
Chordates • Tunicates, Lancelets, and vertebrates • Four characteristics: • Notochord • Dorsal tubular nerve cord • Pharyngeal slits • Postanal tail