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== Comparison of Tunicates and Vertebrates == | == Comparison of Tunicates and Vertebrates == | ||
Both share a notochord, dorsal hollow, and a nerve cord. These characteristics are only seen in embryonic development of tunicates. | Both share a notochord, dorsal hollow, and a nerve cord. These characteristics are only seen in embryonic development of tunicates. Since tunicates are sedentary they lose some parts of their skeletal anatomy. | ||
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Tunicates
Comparison of Tunicates and Vertebrates
Both share a notochord, dorsal hollow, and a nerve cord. These characteristics are only seen in embryonic development of tunicates. Since tunicates are sedentary they lose some parts of their skeletal anatomy. [1]