Hemichordates have now been placed with the non-chordates, close to echinoderms, because
A
they lack notochord
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B
they lack pharyngeal gill-slits
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C
they lack dorsal nerve cord
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D
they lack heart and blood vessels
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Solution
The correct option is A they lack notochord Hemichordates have now been placed with the non-chordates because they lack true notochord. Instead they have a buccal diverticulum in pre-oral region which is often called stomochord.