- Hagfish, of the
class Myxini /mɪkˈsaɪnaɪ/ (also
known as Hyperotreti) and
order Myxiniformes /mɪkˈsɪnɪfɔːrmiːz/, are eel-shaped
jawless fish (occasionally...
- vertebrates) than the
Myxini (hagfishes). This,
combined with an
apparent lack of
vertebral elements within the
Myxini,
suggested that the
Myxini were descended...
- vertebrates; 100+ species)
class Cyclostomata Infraclass Myxinoidea or
Myxini (hagfish; 65 species)
Infraclass Petromyzontida or
Hyperoartia (lampreys)...
-
ancient vertebrates,
newer taxonomic studies clearly place hagfish (the
Myxini or Hyperotreti) with the
lampreys (Hyperoartii) as
being more
closely related...
- the Gr**** μυξῖνος (myxinos, "slimy"). It is the type
genus of the
class Myxini. In 2021,
three new
species of
Myxine were
described from the Galápagos...
- with
respect to Thaliacea)
Thaliacea (salps, pyrosomes, and doliolids)
Myxini (hagfish)
Petromyzontida (lamprey)
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish: chimeras...
-
Hyperoartia (lampreys)
Myxini (hagfish)...
- up into a more
detailed scheme, with the
following major groups:
class Myxini (hagfish)
class Pteraspidomorphi † (early
jawless fish)
class Thelodonti...
- 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...
-
Teleostei (most bony fish),
while total length measurements are used with
Myxini (hagfish),
Petromyzontiformes (lampreys) and
usually Elasmobranchii (sharks...
