Chordata

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phylum taxonomic group

Chordata is a major animal phylum that includes all vertebrates and their closest invertebrate relatives, characterized by having a notochord at some stage of development.

Aliases (1)

phylum Chordata ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	phylum → taxonomic group →
alternativeName	chordates →
bodyPlan	bilaterally symmetrical → triploblastic →
characteristic	presence of a dorsal hollow nerve cord → presence of a notochord at some stage → presence of a post-anal tail at some stage → presence of an endostyle or thyroid gland → presence of pharyngeal slits at some stage →
coelomType	coelomate →
contains	deuterostomes →
describedBy	William Bateson →
describedInYear	1885 →
developmentalMode	deuterostomic development →
domain	Eukaryota →
fossilRecord	present since at least the Cambrian period →
habitat	freshwater environments → marine environments → terrestrial environments →
hasEcologicalRole	dominant large animals in most ecosystems →
hasEconomicImportance	yes →
hasSubphylum	Cephalochordata → Urochordata → Vertebrata →
includes	Cephalochordata → Craniata → Urochordata → Vertebrata → all vertebrates → amphibians → birds → bony fishes → cartilaginous fishes → hagfishes → lampreys → lancelets → mammals → reptiles → tunicates →
kingdom	Animalia →
nervousSystem	centralized nervous system →
notableFeature	includes humans →
reproduction	primarily sexual reproduction →
skeletonType	endoskeleton in most members →
superphylum	Deuterostomia →
symmetry	bilateral symmetry →
taxonomicAuthority	Bateson, 1885 →
taxonRank	phylum →
typeSpecies	not applicable →

Referenced by (276)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aburria → Accipitridae → Accipitriformes → Acryllium → Aepycerotinae → Agelastes → Agnatha → Alcelaphinae → Aldabrachelys → American alligator → American crocodile → Amphibia → Amur sturgeon → Amur tiger → Anatidae → Anguilliformes → Anseriformes → Antarctic fur seal → Aquila → Aquila adalberti → Aquila nipalensis → Aquila rapax → Aquila verreauxii → Arabian camel → Arabian oryx → Artiodactyla → Asiatic lion → Asymmetron → Atelopus → Atheriniformes → Atlantic cod → Atlantic puffin → Atlantic white-sided dolphin → Aves → Balaenidae → Balistidae → Banded Quail → Bennett’s tree-kangaroo → Bison bison → Black-throated bobwhite → Bobcat → Bornean orangutan → Bornean pygmy elephant → Bos taurus → Bovinae → Brahma → Branta → Brook trout → Bufonidae → Burmese python → Cactus wren → California condor → California grizzly bear → California red-legged frog → California sea lion → California spotted owl → California tiger salamander → Callipepla → Callipepla californica → Callosciurinae → Camarhynchus → Camelidae → Capra hircus → Capreolus capreolus → Capreolus pygargus → Carnivora → Caspian seal → Cathartidae → Cephalochordata → Cephalophinae → Certhidea → Cetacea → Chelonoidis → Chersina → Chersina angulata → Chinook salmon → Chondrichthyes → Cladistia → Colinus leucopogon → Colinus virginianus → Cracidae → Crax → Cryptodira → Cypriniformes → Cyprinodontiformes → Dactylortyx → Dama dama → Delta smelt → Doctor bird → Dumetella carolinensis → Elaphodus cephalophus → Epigonichthys → Ethiopian wolf → Eubalaena australis → Eurasian lynx → Eurasian sparrowhawk → European starling → Eutheria → Falcon → Falconiformes → Fiordland crested penguin → Fringillidae → Gadidae → Gadus aeglefinus → Galliformes → Galloanserae → Galápagos finches → Geochelone → Gila monster → Giraffa camelopardalis → Gnathostomata → Guttera → Harris's hawk → Hawaiian goose → Hermit thrush → Himalayan monal → Hippopotamidae → Hippotraginae → Hominidae → Hydropotes inermis → Hydropotinae → Indian gazelle → Indian peafowl → Juan Fernández firecrown → Kinixys → Ladoga ringed seal → Laurasiatheria → Leipoa ocellata → Lophiiformes → Macrocephalon maleo → Manouria → Manouria impressa → Manouria tortoises → Marmotini → Mediterranean monk seal → Megapodiidae → Megapodius freycinet → Mimidae → Mimus → Mitu → Mojave Desert tortoise → Mojave ground squirrel → Mona coqui → Mona ground iguana → Moschidae → Moschus → Mountain bluebird → Namib sand gecko → Neoaves → Neognathae → Nicobar megapode → Nile crocodile → Nile tilapia → North Atlantic right whale → North Island brown kiwi → Northern cardinal → Nothocrax → Numida → Numida meleagris → Odocoileus virginianus → Odontophoridae → Oreortyx → Oryx gazella → Osphranter rufus → Osteichthyes → Ovis orientalis → Pan → Pan troglodytes → Panamanian golden frog → Pandionidae → Pantholopinae → Passeriformes → Patagonian mara → Patagotitan mayorum → Pavo → Penelope → Perissodactyla → Phacochoerus africanus → Philortyx fasciatus → Pinaroloxias → Pipile → Pleuronectiformes → Polypteriformes → Primates → Psammobates → Pudu puda → Purple finch → Reduncinae → Reptilia → Resplendent quetzal → Rhinecanthus → Rhynchortyx → Rodrigues fruit bat → Ruminantia → Rusa timorensis → Rusa unicolor → Sagittariidae → Saint Lucia amazon → San Joaquin kit fox → Saurophaganax maximus → Scissor-tailed flycatcher → Sialia → Siberian musk deer → Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → Siluriformes → Sonoran Desert toad → Sonoran pronghorn → Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat → Steller sea lion → Steller's jay → Stigmochelys → Sumatran rhinoceros → Sumatran tiger → Syncerus caffer → Tasmanian devil → Tatra chamois → Telluraves → Testudinoidea → Tetraodontiformes → Thaliacea → Thraupidae → Tiger → Toxostoma rufum → Turdidae → Tylopoda → Tyrannosauridae → Tyrannosaurus → Urochordata → Ussuri brown bear → Vertebrata → Vicugna pacos → Weddell seal → West Indian manatee → Whippomorpha → White bass → Xerinae → Xerospermophilus → Yangtze river dolphin → Yellowhammer → baiji → black-tailed jackrabbit → blue duck → chicken → cocrico → golden eagle → greater flamingo → greater kudu → greater roadrunner → humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa → island scrub-jay → leopard seal → lesser rhea → minke whale → mule deer → northern white rhinoceros → nēnē → pinyon jay → proboscis monkey → scarlet ibis → sooty tern → southern cassowary → southern right whale → spectacled eider → spectacled flying fox → swamp wallaby → takahē → walia ibex → zebra finch →	phylum
Sciurinae →	belongsToPhylum
Bateson, 1885 →	describesTaxon
Deuterostomia →	includes
Animalia →	includesPhylum
Vertebrata →	parentTaxon
Bateson, 1885 ("phylum Chordata") →	relatedTo
Deuterostomia →	subdivision
Hawk →	taxonomy