Phylum Chordata Flashcards
1
Q
What is subphylum Urochordata/Tunicata?
A
-Uro = tail, chordata= cord
Examples include sea squirts, appendicularians, salps
2
Q
What is subphylum Cephalochordata?
A
-Cephalo = head, chordata = cord
Example: Lancelets
3
Q
What is subphylum vertebrata?
A
- Vertebrate = backbone
Examples include fish amphibians, reptiles, bird, mammels
4
Q
What are some characteristis of subphylum Cephalochordata (Lancelets)
A
- Slender
- Laterally compressed
- Translucent
- Fish like