- The
lancelets (/ˈlænslɪts, ˈlɑːn-/ LA(H)N-slits), also
known as
amphioxi (sg.:
amphioxus /ˌæmfiˈɒksəs/ AM-fee-OK-səs),
consist of 32
described species...
- gill
slits in
developing amphioxi,
suggesting that
retinoic acid may act
through the same
mechanism in
vertebrates and
amphioxi.
These studies indicate...
-
patterns of gene
expression can be
detected in the
developing pharynx of
amphioxi and hemichordates. However, the
vertebrate pharynx is
unique in that it...
-
intermediate filaments that have been
found only in
chordates (vertebrates,
amphioxi, urochordates).
Nematodes and many
other non-chordate
animals seem to have...
- instance, the
closest living relatives of vertebrates, the
tunicates and
amphioxi (lancelets), have a
structure very
similar to that of
larval lampreys (the...
- the amphioxus,
which can be
traced as far back as 550 million
years ago.
Amphioxi had a
significantly simpler way of life,
which made it not
necessary for...
- egg of a box turtle. On 18
September 1875, he
provided one
specimen of
amphioxi from
Naples and one arrow-head and a
spine of a star fish in October. He...
-
Gordon (1966). "A New
Species of Lancelet,
Branchiostoma bennetti (Order
Amphioxi), from Louisiana". Copeia. 1966 (3): 485–489. doi:10.2307/1441070. ISSN 0045-8511...
- the
echinoderm Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (purple sea urchin), the
amphioxi Branchiostoma floridae (Florida lancelet).
Sequences with
homology to RAG1...
-
regions of the
zebrafish embryo. The
evolution of TBR1 has been
studied in
amphioxi, also
known as lancelets. A T-box-containing cDNA was
isolated in the lancelet...
