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Who are considered to be the only living vertebrates without true jaws?


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Cyclostomata:

  1. Class cyclostomata is considered to be the only living vertebrates with no true jaws and hence are called Agnatha.
  2. Cyclostomes are a class of jawless vertebrates.
  3. They have a circular mouth adapted for sucking and have no jaws. They have an elongated body which bears 6-15 pairs of gill slits for respiration.

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