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Bilateria

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Platyzoa

Nephrozoa. Bilateria. Except for a few phyla (i.e. flatworms and gnathostomulids), bilaterians have complete digestive tracts with a separate mouth and anus.

Bilateria

Some bilaterians lack body cavities (acoelomates, i.e. Platyhelminthes, Gastrotricha and Gnathostomulida), while others display primary body cavities (deriving from the blastocoel, as pseudocoel) and/or secondary cavities (that appear de novo, for example the coelom). Evolution[edit]