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South African organization conducting research on the ascidians or tunicates, commonly known as sea squirts, mostly for the Coral Reef Research Foundation. Website contains many photographs of tunicates.
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Just Blue Blue tunicate taxonomy and marine invertebrate research This research initiative aims to make information on the southern African inter and subtidal benthic hard substrate fauna more accessible. To improve our current understanding of the environment and the organisms associated with...Home page for Ascidian News, a twice yearly newsletter published by Charles and Gretchen Lambert, with recent worldwide publication citations, meetings abstracts and work in progress. The Ascidiaceae are a family in the Phylum Urochordata and are commonly known as tunicates or sea squirts.
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Ascidian Home Page for the United States Ascidian Home Page for United States Ascidian News: Ascidian New URL...Subscription information and archives.
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Archives of TUNICATA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Tunicate biology including chordate origins Search the archives Post to the list Join or leave the list (or change settings) Manage the list (list owners only) Email list owner(s) File area for the list Surveys Discussion Room (Help) October 2005...Introduction to the Urochordata, with photos.
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The Urochordata The body of an adult tunicate is quite simple, being essentially a sack with two siphons through which water enters and exits. Water is filtered inside the sack-shaped body. However, many tunicates have a larva that is free-swimming and exhibits...