Organisms

Nonvertebrate Chordata

A portion of the animal phylum Chordata comprised of the subphyla CEPHALOCHORDATA; UROCHORDATA, and HYPEROTRETI, but not including the Vertebrata (VERTEBRATES). It includes nonvertebrate animals having a NOTOCHORD during some developmental stage.

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Abstract

A portion of the animal phylum Chordata comprised of the subphyla CEPHALOCHORDATA; UROCHORDATA, and HYPEROTRETI, but not including the Vertebrata (VERTEBRATES). It includes nonvertebrate animals having a NOTOCHORD during some developmental stage.

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7 entry terms
  • Chordata, Nonvertebrate
  • Invertebrate Chordate
  • Chordatas, Nonvertebrate
  • Chordate, Invertebrate
  • Chordates, Invertebrate
  • Invertebrate Chordates
  • Nonvertebrate Chordatas

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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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2000(1966)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.200
  2. B01w.050w.500w.272

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nonvertebrate Chordata. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002816. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002816
  2. Nonvertebrate Chordata. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69399619