<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Cephalochordata</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Branchiostomatidae</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Epigonichthyidae</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Chordata</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Acrania</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Cirrostomi</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Leptocardia</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Leptocardii</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>amphioxi</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>amphioxus</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>amphioxuses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cephalochorda</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cephalochordates</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lancelet</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lancelets</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Small, fishlike marine invertebrates that are probably the closest living relatives of the vertebrates. Their distinguishing characteristics include a notochord that extends the entire body length, with tip anterior to nerve cord; an atrium that is a single cavity with single ventral opening, but no heard; segments that are well developed; a head poorly developed; and no paired fins. ]]></note></mads>