| 释义 | Protochordata
 Protochordata[¦prōd·ō·kȯr′dad·ə]  (invertebrate zoology) The equivalent name for Hemichordata.Protochordata
 Protochordataa division of the phylum Chordata, including the Hemichordata, Urochorda and Cephalochorda. The group lacks a vertebral column, cranium and organs associated with the region of the head in other chordates, but has a dorsal nerve chord and gill slits. |