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Cephalochordata (lancelets)
Tunicata (Ciona intestinalis etc.)
Vertebrata (Lampreys, zebrafish, Xenopus, mouse, monkey etc.)
References
  • Delsuc, F., Brinkmann, H., Chourrout, D. & Philippe, H. (2006) Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of vertebrates. Nature 439: 965-968.
  • Nakada, T. (2008) Kimagure Seibutsugaku. http://www2.tba.t-com.ne.jp/nakada/takashi/index.html
  • Putnam, N. H. et al. (2008) The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype. Nature 453: 1064-1071.
Metazoa