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Definition of Leptocardii

Leptocardii
Leptocardia Lep`to*car"di*a (l[e^]p`t[-o]*k[aum]r"d[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + kardi`a the heart.] (Zo["o]l.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus. [Written also Leptocardii.]

Meaning of Leptocardii from wikipedia

- benthic filter feeding chordates in the subphylum Cephalochordata, class Leptocardii, and family Branchiostomatidae. Lancelets diverged from other chordates...
- Subphylum Cephalochordata (Acraniata) – (lancelets; 30 species) class Leptocardii (lancelets) Clade Olfactores Subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata) – (tunicates;...
- Rhynchonellata Gymnolaemata Phylactolaemata Stenolaemata Sagittoidea Leptocardii (lancelet) Appendicularia (larvaceans) Ascidiacea (sea squirts, paraphyletic...
- W. 1876. Über Epigonichthys cultellus, eine neue Gattung und Art der Leptocardii. Monatsberichte der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1875:...
- The largest animal currently alive is the blue whale. The maximum recorded weight was 190 tonnes for a specimen measuring 27.6 metres (91 ft), whereas...
- classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata class: Leptocardii Family: Branchiostomatidae Genus: Branchiostoma Species: B. lanceolatum...
- This article contains a list of all of the classes and orders that are located in the Phylum Chordata. Order Amphioxiformes Genus Pikaia † Order Enterogona...
- classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata class: Leptocardii Family: Branchiostomatidae Genus: †Palaeobranchiostoma Oelofsen & Loock...
- classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata class: Leptocardii Family: Branchiostomatidae Genus: Branchiostoma Costa, 1834 Type species...
- classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata class: Leptocardii Family: Branchiostomatidae Genus: Asymmetron Andrews, 1893 Species Asymmetron...