Chordata


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Related to Chordata: Mammalia, Urochordata, Vertebrata
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Noun1.Chordata - comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochordChordata - comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
chordate - any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
chordate family - any family in the phylum Chordata
chordate genus - any genus in the phylum Chordata
Craniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
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The genus Didephis belongs to the phylum Chordata, the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae.
A maximum likelihood phylogeny of eIF4E family members was generated with sequences from a selection of other metazoans, including Hexapoda, Chordata, and Chilopoda.
2 of Law 11.974 of October 8, 2008: "The provisions of this Law apply the animals of the species classified as phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, observing the environmental laws".
Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Beloniformes Family Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus rosae (Jordan and Gilbert, 1880), California halfbeak (Figs.
He belongs to class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, the highest rank in the animal kingdom.
Caracterizacion de la epibiosis en tortugas marinas (Chordata: Cheloniidae) arribadas en el municipio de Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico.
These hornbills are classified under Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Aves, Order Bucerotiformes, and Family Bucerotidae.
"This is called Chamaelonidae from the Animalia kingdom, phylum Chordata and class Reptilia," he said, showing off his mastery of biological terminology.