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Definition of Genus amphioxus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Amphioxidae.
Group relationships: Amphioxidae, Branchiostomidae, Family Amphioxidae, Family Branchiostomidae
Member holonyms: Amphioxus, Lancelet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Amphioxus
Literary usage of Genus amphioxus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"... which has but a single genus — Amphioxus (Figs. 341-344). A careful study of
Amphioxus has brought forth convincing evidence that this animal is really ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"In fact we are told that the phylum contains only a single genus, Amphioxus, a
statement so conservative as to be misleading. The remaining chapters treat ..."
3. Zoology for High Schools and Colleges by Alpheus Spring Packard (1881)
"... and genus (Amphioxus), each with the characters of the class. Laboratory Work.—The
structure of the lancelet can only be Imperfectly made out by a ..."
4. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1902)
"Until recently but a single genus (Amphioxus) was recognized as belonging to this
group, and this form, known for over a hundred years, ..."
5. Zoology for Students and General Readers by Alpheus Spring Packard (1879)
"... and genus (Amphioxus), each with the characters of the class. Laboratory Work.—The
structure of the lancelet can only be imperfectly made out by a ..."
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