Branchiostoma

See also: branchiostoma

Translingual

Branchiostoma lanceolatum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

Proper noun

Branchiostoma n

1. 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

• Amphioxus

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 Encyclopedia of Life
• Branchiostoma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Branchiostoma at World Register of Marine Species