Amphioxus
- Synopsis
- This film has been made mainly from a series of photomicrographs, many of which are unique, of the living amphioxus, in combination with diagram animation. Demonstrates the role of the notochord in undulatory swimming and contrasts the ciliary feeding of the adult living in sand with the macrophagy of the planktonic larva. Development of larval specialisations and their replacement by adult adaptations are shown. At metamorphosis a transitory unspecialised form exists suggesting the kind of animal that might once have been ancestral to the vertebrates.
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 33 min.
- Year of production
- 1972
- Availability
- Sale (video - BUFVC)
- Documentation
- Accompanying bibliography by J E Webb.
- Uses
- Students of biology and zoology.
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- amphioxi; zoology
Credits
- Director
- Trevor A Scott
- Producer
- Trevor A Scott
- Writer
- J E Webb
- Cast
J E Webb
Production Company
- Name
University of London Audio-Visual Centre
- Notes
- Closed down.
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
- Name
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ - Notes
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