Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 32.4, Problem 1C
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To explain:  The main derived chordate characters that are evident in a tunicate larva and in an adult tunicate.

Concept introduction: The tunicates are marine invertebrates and belong to the subphylum urochordata. They have an expanded body with a pharyngeal slits, and a muscular long tail. The long tail contains a notochord and a dorsal tubular nerve chord. Tunicates are filter feeding animals and trap their food by mucus secreted by cells of the endostyle.

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