Chordate

Chordates, which is the phylum or classification of fish and mammals of the sea, are the most developed marine organisms. Scientists believe that Chordates originated about 590 million years ago. The original organisms of the Chordata phylum are believed to have lacked skeletal structures, and therefore, left a very undetermined fossil record. The vertebrate fossil record begins approximately 400 million years ago. Early Chordates were tunicates, marine organisms that would frequently form large colonies through asexual reproduction, a process of reproduction where an organism does not need a partner in order to achieve fertilization. Eventually, lancelets evolved from tunicates with a more developed brain, along with gills that opened…

2009) This means names of species names may change due to genetic information showing how close or how far apart certain species are. ( Science,2009). Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Monotremes Family Tachyglossidae Genus Zaglossus Kingdom - Animalia Every animal comes under the kingdom of Animalia which is also known as Metoza. The animal cells miss a wall which the plant cells have, In comparison to plants and organisms, animals have the ability to perform…

animal to the tail and is the major nerve cord of nerve fibers. The notochord is present in all chordate embryos and runs beneath the dorsal nerve cord, which is another key feature of chordates. Pharyngeal gill slits are the openings between the pharynx and the outside. They resemble gill slits and are on present for a short amount of time in the embryonic stages of the tetrapod development. Finally the post-anal tail which extends behind and above the anus. All chordates have a post-anal tail…

The notochord is the defining structure of the chordates, and has essential roles in vertebrate development. It is a flexible, rod-shaped structure that is in the embryonic stage of all chordates. It gives the skeletal support and is found in between the digestive tube and nerve cord. In some animal chordates lifetimes it is the main axial support in the body. The dorsal hollow nerve cord is the only feature unique to all chordates. It is located at the top of the animal, above the notochord.…

The Chordata is the third largest phylum in the kingdom Animalia. Chordates are bilaterally symmetrical; meaning one half of their body is a reflection of the other half. The Chordata phylum has several general characteristics unique to only this organization of creatures. The first is pharyngeal slits, which are openings behind the head that connect to the throat. These are known as gills in some chordates. Humans have these in the womb but eventually form into the inner ear. The second feature…

Your name: Matthew King Date: October 16, 2015 Your section: 001 1. Complete Classification: (ITIS: 2014 ) Common Name: Two-toed Amphiuma Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Amphiumidae Genus: Amphiuma Species (G. s.e.): Amphiuma means Species information 2a. Description and identification Family: The family Amphiumidae consists of three separate species of “eel” like animals separated by the number of toes that are present on the animal.…

Middle school is like a big, deep, blue ocean with a clown fish, a sunfish, a box jellyfish, a stone fish, a lionfish, a octopus, a turtle, a seahorse, a squid, a eel, a stingray, a sea cucumber , and a dolphin. The clownfish is Jacob because he is the class clown. The sunfish is Paige because sometimes if someone gets to close to her, she will bit. The box jellyfish is Kaleb because he is such a pain in the butt that he leaves scars wherever he goes. The stonefish is Cameron because he…

There are many animals in the world, but my favorite animal is the red fox. Red foxes have a small regular sized bushy tail with long fur, pointed ears, and narrow snouts (Lariviere, 2015). Red foxes are part of Kingdom Animalia, which means it is an animal that is multicellular, heterotrophic, eukaryotic, and mobile. In the Classification hierarchy of the red fox, Phylum Chordata comes after Kingdom Animalia. Chordata means that the organism has a backbone. After Phylum is Class Mammalia,…

Species Taxonomy- The gharial is taxonomically classified under: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodylia Family: Gavialidae Genus: Gavialis Species: gangeticus The Indian gharial is also known as the gharial, fish-eating crocodile, Indian gavial, gavial, and long-nose crocodile. The name gharial is derived from the Hindi work “ghara” which means pot and refers to the bulb on the end of the crocodile’s snout. There are no taxonomic discrepancies…

Giraffe The scientific classification of the giraffe is the Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Giraffidae, Genus: Giraffa, and Species: G. Camelopardalis (Giraffe: The Facts). Giraffes are found in savannas, grasslands and open woodlands in Africa. Each subspecies lives in a different area of Africa. They range from eastern, central and southern Africa (Basic Facts About Giraffes ). During the dry season, giraffes are found near water holes and…