Chordate - Wikipedia
WEBA chordate ( / ˈkɔːrdeɪt / KOR-dayt) is a deuterostomic 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.
Chordata | Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 8, 2018 · Chordata (kôrdā´tə,–dä´–), phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
Chordate | Definition, Characteristics, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMar 29, 2024 · chordate, any member of the phylum Chordata, which includes the vertebrates (subphylum Vertebrata), the most highly evolved animals, as well as two other subphyla—the tunicates (subphylum Tunicata) and cephalochordates (subphylum Cephalochordata). Some classifications also include the phylum Hemichordata with the …
Chordata - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary
WEBAug 6, 2023 · What is Chordata? Chordata is the phylum of the animal kingdom that includes a large number of animal species, including humans. Phylum Chordata animals include all animals that possess a notochord at least at one point in their lifetime.
Chordates | OpenStax Biology 2e - Lumen Learning
WEBAnimals in the phylum Chordata share five key chacteristics that appear at some stage during their development: a notochord, a dorsal hollow (tubular) nerve cord, pharyngeal gill arches or slits, a post-anal tail, and an endostyle/thyroid gland ( (Figure) ).
Chordates | Biology II - Lumen Learning
WEBThe characteristic features of Chordata are a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail. Chordata contains two clades of invertebrates: Urochordata (tunicates) and Cephalochordata (lancelets), …
Chordates | Shape of Life
WEB- E.O. Wilson, Biophilia. Chordates: This Is Us. Read more. The chordate phylum includes both invertebrates (without backbones) and vertebrates (with backbones). Our Chordate Family Tree. Read more. Students explore the evolution of the phylum Chordata by constructing a "family tree" - a diagram of evolutionary traits and animals. Elephant Seals.
Chordates - Encyclopedia of Life
WEBChordata (Chordates) is a phylum of Animal. There are 81683 species of Chordates, in 15595 genera and 2034 families. It includes groups like Vertebrates, Cephalochordates, and Tunicates. EOL has data for 4 attributes, including: Body symmetry. bilaterally symmetric. cellularity.
Chordates' Role in Ecosystem | Shape of Life
WEBChordates' Role in Ecosystem. Larvaceans are tunicates that play a major role in the deepsea ecosystem. These animals build complex mucus nets that they live inside. The nets filter tiny bits of detritus and animal parts—called marine snow—that drift down to the bottom of the ocean.
Chordate - New World Encyclopedia
WEBChordates (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).
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