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Acorn worms in a nutshell

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The genome sequences of two members of the hemichordate group of marine invertebrates bring the evolution of their relatives, including vertebrates, into sharper focus. See Article p.459

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Figure 1: Pharyngeal gill slits.

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Figure 2: Deuterostome relationships.

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  1. Casey W. Dunn is in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.,

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Dunn, C. Acorn worms in a nutshell. Nature 527, 448–449 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16315

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