Chapter 17, Problem 11WIO

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason for the classification of tunicates and chordates in the same phylum.

Introduction:

Tunicates form a subphylum of invertebrate chordates. They do not possess a cranium or vertebral column and are immotile marine animals with a sac-like body. The free-floating tunicate larva is similar to tadpole and possesses chordate characteristics.