Class Cyclostomata - Characteristics Features -
- This class includes the most primitive vertebrates, the lampreys and hagfishes.
- Hagfishes are scavengers and lampreys are ectoparasite.
- They have a sharp, circular jawless mouth with horny teeth.
- They have a slender eel-like body.
- They do not have paired fins.
- The cranium and vertebral column are made up of cartilage.
- They have closed circulatory system with two-chambered heart.
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Gill slits help in respiration.
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