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Yes they are real. Commonly called sea-squirts, they belong to the subphylum Urochordata and have a notochord (a primitive backbone) only in the larval stages. They lose their notochords as adults, and then develop into something that looks like a Gelatin sac.
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What eats tunicates?
Tunicates are part of the phylum Chordata, and there are as many of 2,150 species of them. Sea stars, flatworms, and snails are some of the predators of tunicates.
What animals eat Predatory Tunicates?
the hawsbill and leatherback sea turtle eats tunicates
What Tunicates and lancelets are two subphyla of animals classified as what?
chordates
Do tunicates and lanceletes have back bones?
No. They are both chordates, which means during embryonic development they have a notochord, the same as vertebrates. This does not persist in tunicates, but it does in lancelets (adults still have a notochord). Neither tunicates or lancelets have a backbone.
What is scientific name of tunicates?
The scientific name for tunicates is Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Tunicata.
What do Tunicates resemble floor of the sea?
emmilee
How can tunicates be not vertebrates?
Because they have no back bone
Does tunic-ate have vertebrates?
Tunicates are invertebrates.
The Chordata phylum consists of?
Tunicates and lancelets
What classifications are tunicates and lanceletes?
Tunicates and lancelets represent the two groups of jawless fish. All other species of jawless fish have gone extinct.
What are non-vertebrate chordates?
Cephalochordates e.g. Amphioxus ,; tunicates , acorn worms etc. are nonvertebrate chordates , they are collctively called protochordates .
What is a sea squirt off spring?
Sea squirts are more scientifically known as tunicates. The larval form of most tunicates is free-swimming and resembles a tadpole.
