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BS Media in Zoology

Wednesday, 05 July 2017 11:29

CLASSIFICATION AND SYSTEMIC POSITION OF CEPHALOCHORDATE

The sub-phylum Cephalochordata includes a single class Leptocardii, which has single family, Branchiostomidae. The family contains only two genera Branchiostoma and Asymmetron.   The subphylum - Cephalochordata includes Amphioxus or Branchiostoma.   Pallas described this animal first. He named it as Umax lancealatus, He included this in Mollusca. In 1834,…