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Bilateria

Bilateria (/ˌbaɪləˈtɪəriə/) is a large clade of animals characterised by bilateral symmetry during embryonic development. This means their body plans are laid around a longitudinal axis with a front (or "head") and a rear (or "tail") end, as well as a left–right–symmetrical belly (ventral) and back (dorsal) surface. Nearly all bilaterians maintain a…

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Body plan

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Bilateria

Nodes102
Edges101
Triples86
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
Components1

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Bilateria

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related to Common ancestor · 26
Bilateria → Adam Sedgwick, An, Archicoelomata, Bilaterogastrea, Claus Nielsen, Elie Metchnikoff, Ernst Haeckel, Gastraea, Graff, Gösta Jägersten, Held, However, Jaume Baguñà, Johanna Taylor Cannon, Lewis, Libbie Hyman, Ludwig, Luitfried, Masterman, One
related to Phylogeny · 23
Bilateria → Acoela, Acoelomorpha, Baguña, Chaetognatha, Deuterostomia, Ecdysozoa, Eubilateria, Gnathifera, In, Jondelius, Many, Nemertodermatida, Nephrozoa, Protostomia, Riutort, Spiralia, Studies, Subsequently, The, The Bilateria
related to Fossil record · 11
Bilateria → Burrows, Earlier, Ediacaran, Fossil, However, Kimberella, Paleozoic, Tacuarí Formation, The, Uruguay, Vernanimalcula
related to history · 11
Bilateria → Ambulacraria, Austrian, Berthold Hatschek, Chordata, Chordonii, Deuterostomia, In, Karl Grobben, Protostomia, The Bilateria, Zygoneura
related to External links · 8
Bilateria → Bilateria Archived, California Museum, Life, Metazoa, Paleontology, Systematics, Tree, Wayback MachineUniversity
related to Body plan · 7
Bilateria → Animals, Having, Hemichordate, Many, Most, Some, Xenacoelomorphs

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body bilaterians bilaterian mouth bilateral symmetry anus protostomes animals hypothesis nephrozoa clade deuterostomes flatworms embryo xenacoelomorpha one end either ambulacraria

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Bilateriarelated to Body planAnimals0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Body planHaving0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Body planMost0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Body planXenacoelomorphs0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Body planMany0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Body planSome0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Body planHemichordate0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Common ancestorThe0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Common ancestorOne0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Common ancestorLudwig0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Common ancestorGraff0.60section
Bilateriarelated to Common ancestorElie Metchnikoff0.60section

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