Branchiostoma floridae

Branchiostoma floridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Cephalochordata
Class: Leptocardii
Order: Amphioxiformes
Family: Branchiostomidae
Genus: Branchiostoma
Species: Branchiostoma floridae

Branchiostoma floridae is a lancelet of the genus Branchiostoma. The genome of this species has been sequenced, revealing that among the chordates, the morphologically simpler tunicates are actually closer related to vertebrates than lancelets.[1]

References

  1. ^ Putnam, H.; Butts, T.; Ferrier, E.; Furlong, F.; Hellsten, U.; Kawashima, T.; Robinson-Rechavi, M.; Shoguchi, E. et al. (Jun 2008). "The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype". Nature 453 (7198): 1064–1071. Bibcode 2008Natur.453.1064P. doi:10.1038/nature06967. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 18563158.  edit
External identifiers for Branchiostoma floridae
NCBI 7739