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A 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 .
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Chordates, phylum Chordata, are a phylum of animals which have a notochord. The group includes vertebrates, with some closely related invertebrates.
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Mar 29, 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 include the phylum Hemichordata with the chordates.
Oct 31, 2023 · The phylum Chordata contains all of the animals that have a rod-like structure used to give them support. In most cases this is the spine or backbone. Within Chordata there are five classes of animals: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Three dividing factors separate these classes:
Characteristics of Chordata. Animals in the phylum Chordata share five key characteristics that appear at some stage during their development: a notochord, a dorsal hollow (tubular) nerve cord, pharyngeal gill arches or slits, a post-anal tail, and an endostyle/thyroid gland (Figure 29.3). In some groups, some of these key characteristics are ...
