vertebrata-Vertebrata: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is vertebrata? vertebrata is Vertebrata

What is Vertebrata?

  • One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebræ, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.

    Una de les divisions del regne animal, que comprèn tots els animals que tenen una columna vertebral composta per vertebræ ossi o cartilaginós, juntament amb Amphioxus en la qual la columna vertebral està representat per un notocordi indivisa simple gran. La Vertebrata sempre tenen una cavitat dorsal o neural, per sobre de l'espina dorsal o notocordi i una cavitat ventral, o visceral, sota d'ella. La subfamília faboideae o classes de Vertebrata són dels mamífers, aus, Reptilia, Amphibia, peixos, Marsipobranchia i Leptocardia.

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