What are examples of Chordata?

Answer 1

All animals which have a spine, or backbone, are classified in the phylum Chordata. There are three subphylums in Chordata: the first two are invertebrates - Urochordata (tunicates e.g. marine filter feeders such as sea squirts), Cephalachordata (lancelets e.g. sessile burrowing marine animals), while the third is Vertebrata (vertebrates - all mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians).

Answer 2

Examples of Chordata include mammals (such as humans, dogs, and dolphins), birds (such as eagles and penguins), reptiles (such as snakes and turtles), amphibians (such as frogs and salamanders), and fish (such as tuna and sharks).

Answer 3

Sharks and rays

Answer 4

tunicates or tads

Answer 5

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