Tunicate - Wikipedia Tunicates are marine invertebrates belonging to the subphylum Tunicata ( ˌtjuːnɪˈkeɪtə 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)
Tunicate | Anatomy, Habitat Adaptations | Britannica Tunicates are distributed in ocean waters from the polar regions to the tropics Free-swimming tunicates are found throughout the oceans as plankton, while sessile forms grow mainly on solid surfaces such as wharf piles, ship hulls, rocks, and the shells of various sea creatures
Tunicate - Examples, Characteristics, Anatomy, and Pictures Tunicates are marine invertebrates of the subphylum Tunicata characterized by an outer exoskeleton made of tunicin (a type of cellulose) These animals possess dorsal nerve cords and notochords and are thus part of the phylum Chordata
Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates | Smithsonian Ocean Although tunicates are invertebrates (animals without backbones) found in the subphylum Tunicata (sometimes called Urochordata), they are part of the Phylum Chordata, which also includes animals with backbones, like us That makes us distant cousins
Whats a Tunicate? - UW Departments Web Server What's a Tunicate? 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: Current Biology - Cell Press Tunicates, also called urochordates, are an extremely diverse subphylum of the Chordata, a phylum that also contains the vertebrates and cephalochordates
Tunicates Explained - Features, Facts, and Examples Research shows tunicates serve as natural monitors of ocean health by concentrating heavy metals from seawater Scientists study them for medical research, as their compounds might lead to new medicines
Tunicate - New World Encyclopedia Tunicates (subphylum Urochordata or subphylum Tunicata) are marine, barrel-shaped invertebrates of the phylum Chordata They are commonly called tunicates because they are covered by a tough covering, or tunic, and also are called sea squirts, because they squirt out water when touched (Towle 1989)
Tunicates (Tunicata) | Red Sea Creatures A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal belonging to the subphylum Tunicata These organisms are part of the Chordata, a phylum that includes animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords, including vertebrates
Tunicates (Subphylum Tunicata) - iNaturalist A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata, which is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords The subphylum was at one time called Urochordata, and the term urochordates is still sometimes used for these animals