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    The lancelets (/ˈlænslɪts, ˈlɑːn-/ LA(H)N-slits), also known as amphioxi (sg.: amphioxus /ˌæmfiˈɒksəs/ AM-fee-OK-səs), consist of 32 described species...
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  • for Galahad, Arthur's cousin and finest knight, also known as Lancelet. Although Lancelet reciprocates Gwenhwyfar's love, he is also Arthur's friend and...
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    Branchiostoma lanceolatum, the European lancelet or Mediterranean amphioxus is a lancelet in the subphylum Cephalochordata. It is a marine invertebrate...
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    retain the synapomorphies during their larval stage; and Cephalochordata (lancelets), which resemble jawless fish but have no gills or a distinct head. The...
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    animals it can facilitate tail motion when swimming. In cephalochordates (lancelets), the notochord persists throughout life as the main structural support...
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  • mud lancelet, is a lancelet of the genus Branchiostoma endemic to the Gulf of Mexico, where it is found in the northern part. Like other lancelets in the...
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    Branchiostoma is one of the few living genera of lancelets (order Amphioxiformes). It is the type genus of family Branchiostomatidae. These small vaguely...
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    Branchiostoma floridae, the Florida lancelet, is a lancelet of the genus Branchiostoma. The genome of this species has been sequenced, revealing that...
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  • LG Lancet, a Windows smartphone ZALA Lancet, a Russian military drone Lancelet, an animal Lance (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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  • Rhynchonellata Gymnolaemata Phylactolaemata Stenolaemata Sagittoidea Leptocardii (lancelet) Appendicularia (larvaceans) Ascidiacea (sea squirts, paraphyletic with...
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    Branchiostoma japonicum, the Japanese lancelet, is a species of lancelet within the family Branchiostomatidae. The species grows to lengths of 50 to 60...
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    Epigonichthys hectori is a species of lancelet within the family Branchiostomatidae. The species is the only known lancelet species found in New Zealand, rarely...
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  • specimens have been recovered. The body structure resembles that of the lancelet and it swam perhaps much like an eel. A notochord and myomeres (segmented...
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    brain, though precursor structures exist in onychophorans, gastropods and lancelets. The rest of this article exclusively discusses the vertebrate central...
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    Protected and endangered lancelet species of China...
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  • describing various physiological structures in some crustaceans, insects and lancelets. "Hepatic" refers to the liver, and the hepatic caecum may perform some...
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  • amputation, lancelet tails healed and formed a blastema [11] structure, suggesting dedifferentiation of cells to prepare for regeneration   Lancelets can regenerate...
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    Lancelet Branchiostoma lanceolatum...
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    evolution Forerunners Basal member †Pikaia Cephalochordate †Cathaymyrus Lancelet Olfactores †Haikouella Tunicate †Myllokunmingiidae? (†Haikouichthys, †Myllokunmingia)...
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    skull of bone or cartilage.[citation needed] Cephalochordates like the lancelet, a small fishlike animal with very little cephalization, are closely related...
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    members of the chordate subphyla Tunicata (tunicates) and Cephalochordata (lancelets), but including Myxini, which have cartilaginous crania and tooth-like...
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    other organisms including corals, sea anemones, zoanithids, copepods and lancelets. The GFP from A. victoria has a major excitation peak at a wavelength...
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    Italian anatomist, carried out comparative studies on the meninges from the lancelet to the human. Contrary to previous reports, the spinal meninges were seen...
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    description it was considered to be a cephalochordate (also known as a lancelet), though some other authors have considered its placement in the group...
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    evolution Forerunners Basal member †Pikaia Cephalochordate †Cathaymyrus Lancelet Olfactores †Haikouella Tunicate †Myllokunmingiidae? (†Haikouichthys, †Myllokunmingia)...
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    gonads, slime organs, or something else entirely. Paleontology portal Lancelet – living animal with similar morphology Ostracoderm Arandaspis Other basal...
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    Amphioxus or lancelets (Branchiostoma) are members of the Chordata phylum of which all members have a notochord at some point while they are alive. B...
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    respiratory and sensory functions, in contrast with cephalochordates such as the lancelet which lack a respiratory system and specialized sense organs. The long-standing...
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  • million years ago. The first Cambrian chordate known is Pikaia gracilens, a lancelet-like animal from the Burgess Shale in British Columbia, Canada. The discoverer...
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    craniates (including hagfish, lampreys, and jawed vertebrates) than to lancelets, echinoderms, hemichordates, Xenoturbella or other invertebrates. The...
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