Branchiostomidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Branchiostomidae
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:characteristic filter feeders
lack a true backbone
notochord extends the length of the body
segmented muscles (myomeres)
gptkbp:class gptkb:Leptocardii
gptkbp:commonName lancelets
gptkbp:containsGenus gptkb:Asymmetron
gptkb:Branchiostoma
gptkb:Epigonichthys
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Charles_Lucien_Bonaparte
gptkbp:describedYear 1846
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:habitat marine environments
gptkbp:importantFor model organism in evolutionary biology
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Asymmetron_lucayanum
gptkb:Branchiostoma_floridae
gptkb:Branchiostoma_lanceolatum
gptkbp:order gptkb:Amphioxiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Cephalochordata
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Branchiostoma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amphioxus_lanceolatus
gptkb:Branchiostoma_floridae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Branchiostomidae