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Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine: Branchiostoma
Detailed illustrated anatomical description of amphioxus and the lancelets.
http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/branchiostoma.html
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Branchiostoma in coarse sand
Information on several species that live in sand at moderate depths off the coast of Devon, UK, and photographs of the lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) and the pea urchin (Echinocyamus pusillus).
http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/index.php?section=champions:baywatch:biotope_7
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Animalia: Cephalochordata
Illustration of Branchiostoma.
http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/thumbnails/filedet.htm?File_name=CEPL030P&File_type=GIF
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Amphioxus Embryonic Development
A fascinating short movie from YouTube showing the early cell divisions in the egg and its subsequent development.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycHJMXUT2o0
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Introduction to the Cephalochordata
Illustrated description of these primitive chordates, which are small, eel-like, unprepossessing animals that spend much of their time buried in sand.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chordata/cephalo.html
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Subphylum Cephalochordata
Information on this group and the three characteristic chordate features, the notochord, the dorsal nerve cord and the pharyngeal slits.
http://orion1.paisley.ac.uk/courses/Tatner/biomedia/units/chor3.htm
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Amphioxus: A Peaceful Anchovy Fillet to Illuminate Chordate Evolution
Illustrated article on amphioxus, a species which occupies a central place in evolutionary thoughts when considering the origin of vertebrates.
http://www.biolsci.org/v02p0030.htm
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Lancelet
Photograph of Branchiostoma lanceolatum and information from Wikipedia on the genus, traditionally known as amphioxus, its physical features and taxonomy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelet
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The Amphioxus Song
A song, set to the tune of “It’s a long way to Tipperary”, that explains in verse the evolutionary development of vertebrates from invertebrates.
http://www.molecularevolution.org/mbl/resources/amphioxus/
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