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Classification of Animals

Question

Chordate feature of Balanoglossus is

Easy

A

notochord
B

post-anal tail
C

pharyngeal gill-slits
D

ventral heart

Solution

Balanoglossus (Hemichordata) has pharyngeal gill-slits (a feature of chordates). It lacks a notochord (has a stomochord which is not homologous to the notochord) and a post-anal tail. It has a heart vesicle which is not ventral in position.

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