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tunicate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | urochord, urochordate |
| Type of | chordate |
| Has types | ascidian, doliolum, larvacean, salp, salpa, appendicularia |
Examples of tunicate
tunicate
Tunicate larvae have both a notochord and a nerve cord which are lost in adulthood.
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In deeper waters, tunicate and stalked crinoid have been spotted by scuba expeditions.
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The other two are Styela clava, or club tunicate, and Ciona savigni, or transparent tunicate.
From the thenewstribune.com
Scientists refer to the critter as an ascidian or tunicate, of which there are thousands of species.
From the orlandosentinel.com
High densities of the invasive tunicate Didemnum were observed in one area on the northern edge of Georges Bank.
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In 2010, an aggressive invasive tunicate was found in Winchester Bay and Coos Bay along the southern Oregon coast.
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This same invasive tunicate has been known to completely blanket the sea floor, smothering other organisms, in other places.
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This cream-colored tunicate, which can resemble a soft coral, can foul fishing equipment, boats, water intakes and aquaculture moorings.
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Didemnum, sometimes called colonial tunicate, is one of three alien sea squirts that pose a serious threat to the Sound, state officials said.
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- Primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
- Tunicates, also known as urochordates, are members of the subphylum Tunicata or Urochordata, a group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons that is classified within the phylum Chordata. ...
- (tunicates) Primitive vertebrates; the adults are sessile and the larvae planktonic; also called sea squirts.
- Primitive marine chordate animals of the subphylum Tunicata, having a rounded or cylindrical body that is enclosed in a tough outer covering
- Having several concentric coats or tunics, like an onion.page 1131
- (n) 1. The sea squirt, an urochordate. In its larval stage, it has a notochord and rudimentary brain. At metamorphosis, it attaches itself to a fixed location and the notochord and brain wither away. The adult is just a breathing bag covered in mucus. 2. ...
- An invertebrate animal of the subphylum Urochordata.
- (TEW-nih-kayt) -- With concentric or sheathing layers of tissue.
