Chordate - Wikipedia
WEBA chordate (/ ˈ k ɔːr d eɪ t / KOR-dayt) is a deuterostomic animal belonging to the phylum Chordata (/ k ɔːr ˈ d eɪ t ə / 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
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 …
Chordate - Definition, Characteristics and Examples - Biology …
WEBApr 7, 2019 · A chordate is an animal that belongs to the phylum Chordata, which is part of the Deuterostomes kingdom. Organisms in the Deuterostomes kingdom have a distinct characteristic: their anus develops before their mouth in early embryonic stages.
Chordates - Chordata - The Animal Encyclopedia - ThoughtCo
WEBFeb 19, 2019 · Chordates (Chordata) are a group of animals that includes vertebrates, tunicates, lancelets. Of these, the vertebrates—lampreys, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fishes—are the most familiar and are the group to which humans belong.
Chordata - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary
WEBAug 6, 2023 · Chordata (biology definition): a phylum of the animal kingdom comprising all the animals that have, at some stage in their life, a notochord (a hollow dorsal nerve cord), pharyngeal slits, and a muscular tail extending past the anus. Includes the subphyla Cephalochordata, Urochordata, and Vertebrata (vertebrates).
Introduction to the Chordata - University of California Museum of ...
WEBIntroduction to the Chordata. From sea otters to sea squirts. The Chordata is the animal phylum with which everyone is most intimately familiar, since it includes humans and other vertebrates . However, not all chordates are vertebrates.
Characteristics of chordates | Britannica
WEBchordate , Any member of the phylum Chordata, which includes the most highly evolved animals, the vertebrates, as well as the marine invertebrate cephalochordates ( see amphioxus) and tunicates. All chordates, at some time in their life cycle, possess a dorsal supporting rod (notochord), gill slits, and a dorsal nerve cord.
29.1A: Characteristics of Chordata - Biology LibreTexts
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Characteristics of Chordata; Notochord; Dorsal Hollow Nerve Cord; Pharyngeal Slits; Post-anal Tail; Animals in the phylum Chordata share four key features: a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail.
Chordates – Biology - UH Pressbooks
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), …
29.1: Chordates - Biology LibreTexts
WEBDescribe the developmental fate of the notochord in vertebrates. Vertebrates are members of the kingdom Animalia and the phylum Chordata (Figure 29.1.1 29.1. 1 ). Recall that animals that possess bilateral symmetry can be divided into two groups—protostomes and deuterostomes—based on their patterns of embryonic development.
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