amphioxus
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Origin of amphioxus
1830–40; < New Latin: literally, sharp at both ends < Greek amphi- amphi- + oxýs pointed
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As in amphioxus, the pharynx of Saccoglossus is heavily ciliated44, 45, and cells of the pharyngeal walls in hemichordates and the ventral endostyle in amphioxus secrete abundant mucins and glycoproteins46.
From Nature ● Nov. 17, 2015
All homeobox genes identified in the genomes of the two hemichordates and amphioxus are listed in the Supplementary Table for Extended Data Fig.
From Nature ● Nov. 17, 2015
The hemichordate genomes exhibit extensive conserved synteny with amphioxus and other bilaterians, and deeply conserved non-coding sequences that are candidates for conserved gene-regulatory elements.
From Nature ● Nov. 17, 2015
For Fig. 3a, we merged the amphioxus scaffolds into 17 pre-defined scaffold groups as suggested in ref.
From Nature ● Nov. 17, 2015
Recently eight to ten species of the amphioxus have been determined, distributed in two or three genera.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
Among them a few more or less slender, smooth amphioxi occur, but these are probably immature spicules.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
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