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 Some tunicates are fouling organisms that grow on ships’ hulls Their main interest to humans is in providing clues to the possible ancestry of vertebrates With rare exceptions, tunicates are hermaphrodites, but reproduction may be by sexual or asexual (budding) means
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
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
Whats a Tunicate? - UW Departments Web Server 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
Tunicate - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tunicates (sea squirts or Urochordata) are a subphylum of the Chordates They are sea filter-feeders: they live mainly on plankton They are called tunicates because the adult form is covered by a leathery tunic This tunic supports and protects the animal The adults are sessile, stuck to rocks
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)
Tunicate Facts: Ascidians and Bioluminescent Pyrosomes Ascidians and pyrosomes are often known as tunicates Despite the relatively simple body of ascidians as adults, their mobile larvae have features which show that the animals are related to vertebrates