Organisms

Lancelets

Small fish-like marine creatures often used in phylogenetic comparative studies of CHORDATES.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Small fish-like marine creatures often used in phylogenetic comparative studies of CHORDATES.

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Synonyms

25 entry terms
  • Amphioxi
  • Amphioxus
  • Branchiostoma
  • Branchiostomas
  • Lancelet
  • Amphioxus lanceolatus
  • Branchiostoma belcheri
  • Branchiostoma floridae
  • Branchiostoma japonicum
  • Branchiostoma lanceolatum
  • Branchiostoma nigeriense
  • Florida Lancelet
  • Mediterranean Amphioxus
  • Amphioxus, Mediterranean
  • Branchiostoma belcherus
  • Branchiostoma japonicums
  • Branchiostoma lanceolatums
  • Branchiostoma nigerienses
  • Florida Lancelets
  • Lancelet, Florida
  • Lancelets, Florida
  • belcheri, Branchiostoma
  • japonicum, Branchiostoma
  • lanceolatums, Branchiostoma
  • nigerienses, Branchiostoma

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2014

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Previous Indexing

  • Chordata (1963-2013)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lancelets. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064175. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064175
  2. Lancelets. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelet
  3. Lancelets. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1156226