Life: The Science of Biology
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The evidence in support of the monophyly of deuterostomes.

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The echinoderms, chordates, and hemichordates are classified under one common group known as deuterostomes. The taxonomists consider the organisms under these classes to have been derived from a common ancestor, which denotes their monophyly.

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