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deuterostomes

broad classification of triploblastic animals including echinoderms and chordates that tend to share certain embryological traits; among these the formation of the "mouth second" (hence the name) during gastrulation, after the future anus, which is comes from the blastopore, the site of gastrulation initiation. (Contrast with protostomes)

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