what are the salient features of the phylum?
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The Phylum Chordata includes some of the most familiar of all animals, - including mammals , birds , reptiles , amphibians , and fishes. These groups are all members of the subphylum vertebrata. Also included in the phylum chordata are two invertebrate phyla, the Urochordata and Cephalochordata , which together with the vertebrates comprise approximately 45,000 living species of Chordates .
The characteristic features of the phylum Chordata are:A dorsal, hollow nerve chordA notochord at some time during developmentPharyngeal gill slits at some time during developmentA muscular post-anal tail at some during development
The characteristic features of the phylum Chordata are:A dorsal, hollow nerve chordA notochord at some time during developmentPharyngeal gill slits at some time during developmentA muscular post-anal tail at some during development
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