Myxinoidea (Noun)
Meaning
Hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Myxinoidea is a class of eel-shaped, slimy fish that is often classified as the most primitive vertebrates, which include hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys.
- Hagfishes belong to the class Myxinoidea while lampreys belong to the class Cephalaspidomorphi.
- The class Myxinoidea consists of eel-shaped fish such as hagfishes, as opposed to lampreys which are more jaw-like in structure.
- Myxinoidea is distinct from Petromyzon as lampreys are more well-known than hagfishes which comprise the class Myxinoidea.
- Hagfishes of the class Myxinoidea release slime from their pores for defense purposes as opposed to the suction cups and tongues that lampreys have.