- Chordate - Wikipedia
A chordate ( ˈkɔːrdeɪt KOR-dayt) is a bilaterian animal belonging to the phylum Chordata ( kɔːrˈdeɪtə kor-DAY-tə) All chordates possess, at some point during their larval or adult stages, five distinctive physical characteristics (synapomorphies) that distinguish them from other taxa
- Chordate | Definition, Characteristics, Facts | Britannica
Chordate, any member of the phylum Chordata, which includes the vertebrates, the most highly evolved animals, as well as two other subphyla—the tunicates and cephalochordates
- Chordate - Examples, Characteristics, Phylogeny, and Pictures
Presently, around 81,000 extant chordate species are divided into three subphyla: cephalochordates (Cephalochordata), tunicates (Tunicata), and vertebrates or craniates (Vertebrata) Chordates possess five characteristics that distinguish them from other animal phyla
- Chordates – Biology - UH Pressbooks
The chordates are named for the notochord, which is a flexible, rod-shaped structure that is found in the embryonic stage of all chordates and in the adult stage of some chordate species
- What are the 5 characteristics of chordates? - The Institute for . . .
What are the 5 Characteristics of Chordates? A Deep Dive Chordates are a diverse phylum of animals defined by five key characteristics present at some point in their development: a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle (or thyroid gland), and a post-anal tail These defining features, while sometimes modified or only present during embryonic stages, unite this
- Characteristics and Classification - Biology Notes Online
Chordata is a major phylum within the superphylum Deuterostomia, which also includes echinoderms, such as starfish and sea urchins These two groups share a similar embryonic development pattern, but they differ significantly in their adult forms
- Chordate - New World Encyclopedia
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes all the vertebrates (subphylum Vertebrata), as well as two subphylum of invertebrates, the Urochordata (tunicates) and the Cephalochordata (lancelets)
- 29. 1: Chordates - Biology LibreTexts
The chordates are named for the notochord, which is a flexible, rod-shaped structure that is found in the embryonic stage of all chordates and in the adult stage of some chordate species
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