Pharyngeal gill slit

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Pharyngeal gill slits are characteristic of chordates. In tetrapods, they occur only in the embryo and disappear as development progresses. All vertebrates possess pharyngeal gill slits (and tails) in early embryonic stages, lending weight to the theory of common ancestry. Also can be found in the hemichordates.


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