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References A adhesive organ 1. An organ present at the anterior end of ascidian larvae, serving to attach the larva to the substrate during its metamorphosis. It is usually made of three papillae. 2. The individual papillae. atrium atrial pore atrial siphon Also excurrent siphon or exhalant siphon. Opening through which water exits the branchial basket in ascidians. B blastozooid Sexual ...
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A tunicate is an exclusively marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (/ ˌ tj uː n ɪ ˈ k eɪ t ə / TEW-nih-KAY-tə). This grouping is part of the Chordata , a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates ).
Internal anatomy of a generalised tunicate. ... Pelagic tunicates (free-swimming) ... 64 fig. PDF (2 Mo) External links
The Doliolida are an order of small marine chordates of the subphylum Tunicata.They are in the class Thaliacea, which also includes the salps and pyrosomes. [1] [2] The doliolid body is small, typically 1–2 mm long, and barrel-shaped; it features two wide siphons, one at the front and the other at the back end, and eight or nine circular muscle strands reminiscent of barrel bands.
Botryllus schlosseri is a colonial ascidian tunicate. It is commonly known as the star tunicate, [2] but it also has several other common names, including star ascidian and golden star tunicate. [3] [4] Colonies grow on slow-moving, submerged objects, plants, and animals in nearshore saltwater environments.
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The outer layer of cells of an apical meristem. This is known as the tunica. In biology, a tunica (/ ˈ t (j) uː n ɪ k ə /, [1] UK: / ˈ tʃ uː n ɪ k ə /; pl.: tunicae) is a layer, coat, sheath, or similar covering.