Phylum Vertebrata - Characteristics Features -
Phylum Vertebrata - Characteristics Features:
- They are also called higher chordates.
- The notochord is present only during the embryonic stage. It is replaced by the vertebral column or spine.
- They possess a well developed central nervous system with a brain and spinal cord.
- They possess a well-differentiated head. The brain is surrounded by cranium or skull.
- They have a closed circulatory system with two, three, or four chambered heart.
- They have well developed respiratory, digestive, muscular and endocrine system.
- The phylum Vertebrata is divided into two divisions as follows:
- Agnatha : They lack true jaws and paired appendages. They have only one important class ? Cyclostomata
- Gnathostomata : They possess true jaws and paired appendages. They have two important superclasses ? Pisces and Tetrapoda
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Vertebrates have a well-developed central peripheral and autonomous nervous system.
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