Branchiostoma
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Branchiostoma lanceolatum
See also: branchiostoma
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Proper noun
Branchiostoma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Branchiostomidae – most of the lancelets, small eel-like coastal marine animals related to the vertebrates, but lacking a true head and brain.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Cephalochordata - subphylum; Leptocardia - class; Branchiostomatida - order; Branchiostomidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Branchiostoma africae, Branchiostoma arabiae, Branchiostoma bazarutense, Branchiostoma belcheri, Branchiostoma bennetti, Branchiostoma bermudae, Branchiostoma californiense, Branchiostoma capense, Branchiostoma caribaeum, Branchiostoma elongatum, Branchiostoma floridae, Branchiostoma gambiense, Branchiostoma indicum, Branchiostoma lanceolatum, Branchiostoma leonense, Branchiostoma longirostrum, Branchiostoma malayanum, Branchiostoma minucauda, Branchiostoma mortonense, Branchiostoma nigeriense, Branchiostoma platae, Branchiostoma senegalense, Branchiostoma tattersalli, Branchiostoma virginiae (species)
References
Branchiostoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Branchiostoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Branchiostoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Branchiostoma at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Branchiostoma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Branchiostoma at World Register of Marine Species
