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The four distinctive body structures of chordates.

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Animals belong to the phylum chordata are called chordates. They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and coelomate with organ system level of organization. Most chordates are vertebrates, but phylum also includes some small marine invertebrates.

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