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Phylum Chordata

Notochord

Notochord

All chordates possess a notochord, or a type of flexible support rod, at some point in their development. In this dissected lungfish, which is a member of the chordates, tissues have been dissected away to display the notochord.

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    "Lungs of Protopterus dolloi."
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