The lancelets ( LA(H)N-slit), also known as amphioxi (sing.: amphioxus AM-fee-OK-səs), consist of 32 described species of somewhat fish-like benthic filter-feeding chordates in the subphylum Cephalochordata, class Leptocardii, and family Branchiostomatidae. Lancelets diverged from other chordates during or prior to the Cambrian period.
The lancelets ( LA(H)N-slit), also known as amphioxi (sing.: amphioxus AM-fee-OK-səs), consist of 32 described species of somewhat fish-like benthic filter-feeding chordates in the subphylum Cephalochordata, class Leptocardii, and family Branchiostomatidae. Lancelets diverged from other chordates during or prior to the Cambrian period.
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