Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
subphylum within thephylum Chordata — thetunicates orsea squirts .
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- noun tunicates
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the two other subphyla of the chordates, Cephalochordata and Urochordata, the notochord is either maintained in the adult (Cephalochordata such as Lancelets) or present in the larval form and lost during metamorphosis into the adult form (Urochordata such as Tunicates).
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Tunicates (Urochordata) do not have a closed circulatory system, only craniates have the first epithelial ducts that transport oxygen to the locomotion and digestive system-related muscles.
Blogs de Ciência Ricardo Araújo 2010
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Tunicates (Urochordata) do not have a closed circulatory system, only craniates have the first epithelial ducts that transport oxygen to the locomotion and digestive system-related muscles.
Blogs de Ciência Ricardo Araújo 2010
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Urochordata! "as well as a good bit of its content, is drawn from my love of tunicates.
SEEDMAGAZINE.COM 2010
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