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 las grandes divisiones del reino animal, que comprende todos los animales que tienen una columna vertebral compuesta de vertebræ ósea o cartilaginosa, junto con Amphioxus en la que la columna vertebral está representada por una simple notocorda indivisa. Los vertebrados siempre tienen una cavidad dorsal, o neural, por encima de la notocorda o columna vertebral, y una cavidad ventral, o visceral, debajo de ella. Las subdivisiones o clases de Vertebrata son Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Piscis, Marsipobranchia y Leptocardia.

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