*A general body plan consisting of head, trunk, two pairs of appendages, and postanal tail (but these structures are highly modified in many vertebrates and sometimes absent).<ref>Myers, P. 2001. "Vertebrata" [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Vertebrata.html Animal Diversity Web] Accessed June 20, 2007</ref> | *A general body plan consisting of head, trunk, two pairs of appendages, and postanal tail (but these structures are highly modified in many vertebrates and sometimes absent).<ref>Myers, P. 2001. "Vertebrata" [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Vertebrata.html Animal Diversity Web] Accessed June 20, 2007</ref> |