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Urochordata /ˌjʊərə(ʊ)kɔːˈdeɪtə /plural noun ZoologyA group of chordate animals that comprises the tunicates.- Subphylum Urochordata, phylum Chordata.
Although this classification is widely accepted, some authors recognize three chordate phyla: Urochordata for the urochordates, Cephalochordata for the lancelets, and Vertebrata for the vertebrates....- For this reason, the three subphyla, Urochordata, Cephalochordata, and Vertebrata, will be treated separately.
- Some zoologists would put the Urochordata closer to the Echinodermata, instead of within the Chordata proper.
Origin Modern Latin (plural), from uro-2 'tail' + Chordata. |