In which one of the following, the genus name and its two characters are not correctly matched?
Organism | Characters | |
1. | Ascidia | (i) Pharyngeal gill-slits (ii) Retrogressive metamorphosis |
2. | Labeo | (i) Operculum (ii) Placoid scales |
3. | Petromyzon | (i) Ectoparasite on fishes (ii) Closed circulatory system |
4. | Alligator | (i) Scutes over the body (ii) Four-chambered heart |
Labeo is a bony fish and thus lacks placoid scales. Placoid scales are characteristically present in the cartilaginous fishes.