Chordate - Wikipedia
WEBA chordate (/ ˈkɔːrdeɪt / KOR-dayt) is a deuterostomic bilaterial 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
WEBSep 11, 2024 · 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. Some classifications also …
13.1: Characteristics of Phylum Chordata - Biology LibreTexts
WEBIn chordates, four common features appear at some point during development: a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail. The endostyle is embedded in the floor of the pharynx.
List of chordate orders - Wikipedia
WEBThis article contains a list of all of the classes and orders that are located in the Phylum Chordata.
Phylum Chordata - Characteristics, Classification And Examples
WEBPhylum Chordata belongs to the Kingdom Animalia and includes all the vertebrates, i.e., animals with a backbone, and several invertebrates, i.e., organisms without a backbone. They possess a bilaterally symmetrical body and are divided into three different sub-phyla.
Chordata - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary
WEBAug 6, 2023 · Chordates are defined as the organisms that usually possess a structure known as the notochord, at least during some part of their development into a mature organism. The phylum Chordata has three subphyla: Cephalochordate, Vertebrata, and …
5.9.2: Chordates - Biology LibreTexts
WEBDescribe the distinguishing characteristics of chordates; Identify the derived characters of craniates that sets them apart from other chordates; Describe the developmental fate of the notochord in vertebrates
Chordate - Evolution, Paleontology, Anatomy | Britannica
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Hemichordates are probably the closest relatives of chordates. Phylum Chordata has three subphyla: Tunicata (Urochordata or tunicates); Cephalochordata (Acrania or lancelets); and Vertebrata (Craniata or vertebrates).
Chordates - Shape of Life
WEBStudents explore the evolution of the phylum Chordata by constructing a "family tree" - a diagram of evolutionary traits and animals.
Our Chordate Family Tree - Shape of Life
WEBOur Chordate Family Tree. Students explore the evolution of the phylum Chordata by constructing a "family tree" – a diagram of evolutionary traits and animals.