HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE PHYLUM CEPHALOCHORDATA
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PHYLUM CEPHALOCHORDATA LINKS
| The taxonomy of this phylum came from Nielsen (2001). It has a single class. |
- CLASS BRANCHIOSTOMATA (1 ORDER)
- ORDER BRANCHIOSOMATIDA
- Asymmetron, Branchiostoma (Amphioxus), Epigonichthyes.
- ORDER BRANCHIOSOMATIDA
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| By Jack R. Holt and Carlos A. Iudica. Last revised: 01/26/2010 |
