The designation of hemichordates as primitive chordates in 1885 by Bateson has proved
A)accurate using new molecular data.
B)overenthusiastic since the structure he interpreted as a notochord does not have notochord embryology.
C)completely wrong since new research indicates that all features he interpreted as chordate features are actually other structures.
D)as puzzling today as in 1885.
E)None of the choices is correct.

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While hemichordates were once believed to be primitive chordates due to the presence of a structure resembling a notochord, further research has shown that this structure does not have notochord embryology. Therefore, the designation by Bateson as primitive chordates was overenthusiastic.

The Designation of Hemichordates as Primitive Chordates in 1885 by Bateson