The term "amphioxus" is still used as a common name along with "lancelet", especially in the English language. All extant lancelets are all placed in the family Branchiostomatidae, class …

Dec 5, 2025 · Lancelets, or amphioxi, are tiny, fish-like marine organisms that belong to the subphylum Cephalochordata, in the class Leptocardii. They get their name ‘lancelets’ due to …

Known as lancelets or as amphioxus (from the Greek for "both [ends] pointed," in reference to their shape), cephalochordates are small, eel-like, unprepossessing animals that spend much …

Various areas of the body surface, including some near the mouth, detect chemicals in the water and thereby aid in feeding. Lancelets are suspension feeders that extract small particles …

Paired fin-like folds in front of the belly fin extend to the front of the lancelet. Lancelets have a notochord (NOH-tuh-koord), which is a flexible rod of cells supporting the body. The rest of the …

Dec 1, 2025 · Like most tunicates, lancelets are filter feeders with the pharynx situated in an atrial cavity where it functions to filter food particles from the water currents that flow through the …

Lancelets are suspension feeders, filtering small particles from the water. They use cilia, hair-like structures, that line their pharyngeal slits and oral hood to create a water current. This current …

Nov 22, 2025 · What Is A Lancelet? Lancelet (lăns′lĭt) refers to small, transparent, fish-like marine organisms from the subphylum Cephalochordata, closely related to vertebrates, possessing a …

The term "amphioxus" is still used as a common name along with "lancelet", especially in the English language. All extant lancelets are all placed in the family Branchiostomatidae, class …

Lancelets contain many organs and organ systems that are homologous to those of modern fish, but in a more primitive form. Therefore, they provide a number of examples of possible …