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. 2019 Jun 17;29(12):R577-R579.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.006.

Zoology: Worming into the Origin of Bilaterians

Ferdinand Marlétaz  1
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Zoology: Worming into the Origin of Bilaterians

Ferdinand Marlétaz. Curr Biol. .
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Xenacoelomorphs, a group of worms with simple body organization, have been proposed to represent the first offshoot of bilaterians. A new study shows that they might instead belong to the deuterostomes, just as echinoderms and vertebrates.

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