Phylum Chordata Flashcards

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What is subphylum Urochordata/Tunicata?

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-Uro = tail, chordata= cord

Examples include sea squirts, appendicularians, salps

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What is subphylum Cephalochordata?

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-Cephalo = head, chordata = cord

Example: Lancelets

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What is subphylum vertebrata?

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  • Vertebrate = backbone

Examples include fish amphibians, reptiles, bird, mammels

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What are some characteristis of subphylum Cephalochordata (Lancelets)

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  • Slender
  • Laterally compressed
  • Translucent
  • Fish like
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