Many biologists were surprised by molecular data supporting the hypothesis that ctenophores are the sister group to all other animals. What anatomical and morphological features of ctenophores are conventionally thought to support a close relationship with bilaterian animals?
A) the rudimentary flow through gut
B) the presence of what many take to be a rudimentary mesoderm
C) the presence of an outer epithelium
D) the presence of gelatinous material in the interior of the ctenophore body
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