Definition of Tunicates. Meaning of Tunicates. Synonyms of Tunicates

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Definition of Tunicates

Tunicate
Tunicate Tu"ni*cate, Tunicated Tu"ni*ca`ted, a. [L. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica a tunic.] 1. (Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata. (b) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antenn[ae] of insects.
Tunicate
Tunicate Tu"ni*cate, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Tunicata.

Meaning of Tunicates from wikipedia

- tunicates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, Pharyngeal slits, post-anal tail, and An endostyle. They resemble a tadpole. Tunicates are...
- includes the craniates and tunicates. The matter is not yet settled. A specific relationship between Vertebrates and Tunicates is also strongly supported...
- across. Predatory tunicates are hermaphrodites, producing both eggs and sperm which drift into the water. If there are no other tunicates nearby, they can...
- Bristly tunicate is a common name for several tunicates and may refer to: Boltenia villosa Halocynthia igaboja This page is an index of articles on animal...
- Thalia is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Salpidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Thalia cicar van Soest, 1973...
- Polyzoa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae. Species within the genus Polyzoa include: Polyzoa atlantica Sanamyan et al., 2009 Polyzoa...
- solitary, free-swimming tunicates found throughout the world's oceans. While larvaceans are filter feeders like most other tunicates, they keep their tadpole-like...
- Fritillaria is a genus of larvacean tunicates belonging to the family Fritillariidae. Fritillaria differs from other larvaceans like the well-studied...
- become the ectoderm. Later forming the epidermis and neural crest. In tunicates, in****tion is the first mechanism that takes place during gastrulation...
- from all other metazoan. A specific relationship between vertebrates and tunicates is strongly supported by two CSIs found in the proteins Rrp44 (****ociated...