GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Invertebrate chordates do not have a backbone. Invertebrate chordates include tunicates and lancelets. Both are primitive marine organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tunicates and lancelets are examples of invertebrate chordates since they have a notochord, but it does not develop into a vertebral column. Pharyngeal slits are in the pharynx, the region of the digestive tract just behind the mouth (Fig. 3.98).

Detailed explanation-3: -Key Takeaways. All invertebrate chordates share four main characteristics: a notochord, a dorsal nerve tube, a post-anal tail, and pharyngeal gill slits. All of these characteristics are observed at some point in chordate development.

Detailed explanation-4: -Living species of chordates are classified into three major subphyla: Vertebrata, Urochordata, and Cephalochordata. Vertebrates are all chordates that have a backbone. The other two subphyla are invertebrate chordates that lack a backbone.

Detailed explanation-5: -Living species of chordates are classified into three major subphyla: Vertebrata, Urochordata, and Cephalochordata. Vertebrates are all chordates that have a backbone. The other two subphyla are invertebrate chordates that lack a backbone.