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 |
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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...