Characteristics-
Ascaris | Asterias | Branchiostoma | Grantia | Hydra | Lumbricus | Mercenaria | Nereis | Planaria | Procambarus | Romalea | Sus | Total | |
Bilateral symmetry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Deuterostome Development |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Ecdysis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Notochord | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Protostome development | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
True tissue org. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Outgroup- Grantia
Taxa Ascaris Astrias Branchioutoma Grantia Hydra ria Planaria Procambras Ro omaleaus Total Bilateral symmetry Deuterostome development...