Tunicate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tunicates , also known as urochordates , are members of the subphylum Tunicata or Urochordata , a group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons that is classif...
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However, many tunicates have a larva that is free-swimming and exhibits all chordate characteristics: it has a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail. This "tadpole larva" will swim for some time;
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www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chordata/urochordata.html
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Tunicates, commonly called sea squirts, are a group of marine animals that spend most of their lives attached to docks, rocks or the undersides of boats. To most people they look like small, colored blobs. ... Tunicates are part of the phylum Urochordata, closely related to the phylum Chordata that includes all...
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depts.washington.edu/fhlk12/Resources/StudentProjects/T...
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An introduction to the biology, classification and ecology of Sea Squirts and Tunicates, the subphylum Urochordata, class Ascidiacea ... The Ascidiacea are the Sea Squirts or Tunicates and they make up the bulk of the species found within the Urochordata. They are all sessile (non-moving or staying in one place) as adults.
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www.earthlife.net/inverts/ascidiacea.html
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Sea Squirt DNA Sheds Light ; On Vertebrate Evolution ... WALNUT CREEK, CA -- The streamlined genome of Ciona intestinalis, a common sea squirt closely related to vertebrates on the evolutionary tree, is providing new clues about the origins of key vertebrate systems and structures ... In an article for the December 13,
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Tunicates, or "sea squirts" are common in all marine habitats, attaching themselves to virtually any fixed object on a coral reef. To feed, they constantly filter out bacteria and phytoplankton by passing a continuous stream of water through their body.
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www.divegallery.com/tunicate.htm
www.divegallery.com/tunicate.htm
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The place to learn about jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton of the Pacific Coast ... The tunicates include a wide variety of invertebrates that are classified in the Phylum Chordata based on the presence of a larval notochord, among other characteristics.
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jellieszone.com/tunicates.htm
jellieszone.com/tunicates.htm
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tunicates are very common in harbors. If the substrate is adequate, the animal attaches itself and metamorphosis begins. But if your culture box is not agitated they don't fix themselves strongly and it is possible to transfer it into a depression slide (or a well slide) for more convenient observation.
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www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec00/tunicp1.html
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colonial tunicates ("sea pork") on a subtidal rock ... Tunicates are mainly found in the subtidal zone of a marine environment. They can be found attached to hard surfaces and are about one to twelve centimeters in length.
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