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Eumetazoa
basal animal clade as a sister group of the Porifera / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eumetazoa is a clade which includes all major animal phyla except sponges, and a few other groups of animals, such as the Placozoa. The Eumetazoa have true tissues, neurons, and an embryo that goes through a gastrula stage.