Type: Term Pronunciation: hem′ē-kōr-dā′tă Definitions: 1. A phylum composed of soft-bodied, bilaterally symmetric wormlike marine animals with gill-slits to the pharynx and a conical proboscis; a ciliated larval stage resembles that of echinoderms. Synonyms: Hemichorda
Hemichordata is a class of sub-Phylum acrania. They are peculiar marine worm-like creatures.