Chordate - Wikipedia A chordate ( ˈkɔːrdeɪt KOR-dayt) is a bilaterian 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 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
Chordate - Examples, Characteristics, Phylogeny, and Pictures Presently, around 81,000 extant chordate species are divided into three subphyla: cephalochordates (Cephalochordata), tunicates (Tunicata), and vertebrates or craniates (Vertebrata) Chordates possess five characteristics that distinguish them from other animal phyla
Chordata - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary We can define chordate as follows: “The chordates are the class of animals that possess four anatomical features, namely (1) notochord, (2) dorsal nerve cord, (3) post-anal tail, and (4) pharyngeal slits, at least during some part of their development into maturity ”
Chordate - Definition, Characteristics and Examples | Biology Dictionary 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
Introduction to the Chordata Explore the diversity of chordates, their anatomy, evolution, and classification with resources from the University of California Museum of Paleontology
Chordate - New World Encyclopedia Chordates (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)
Characteristics and Classification - Biology Notes Online Chordata is a major phylum within the superphylum Deuterostomia, which also includes echinoderms, such as starfish and sea urchins These two groups share a similar embryonic development pattern, but they differ significantly in their adult forms
Phylum Chordata | manoa. hawaii. edu ExploringOurFluidEarth A modern human—one species of mammal—is a familiar example of a chordate However, we share this phylum with two groups of invertebrates as well Tunicates (subphylum Urochordata) and lancelets (subphylum Cephalochordata) are the only invertebrate groups within the phylum Chordata
29. 1: Chordates - Biology LibreTexts The chordates are named for the notochord, which is a flexible, rod-shaped structure that is found in the embryonic stage of all chordates and in the adult stage of some chordate species