Cristozoa

Cristozoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Olfactores
Clade:Cristozoa
Included groups

Cristozoa (also known as Precraniates or crest animals) is a grouping of animals possessing a neural crest and derivatives.[1]

It includes Haikouella and Yunnanozoon, as well as all the Craniata.[2]

References

  1. Chen, J. ‐Y. (2008). "Early crest animals and the insight they provide into the evolutionary origin of craniates". Genesis. 46 (11): 623–639. doi:10.1002/dvg.20445. PMID 19003927.
  2. Chen (2009). "The sudden appearance of diverse animal body plansduring the Cambrian explosion". The International journal of developmental biology. 53 (5–6): 733–751. doi:10.1387/ijdb.072513cj. PMID 19557680.


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