Sentence examples for urochordate from inspiring English sources

Tunicate, also called urochordate, any member of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata) of the phylum Chordata.

The larval form of the urochordate (e.g., the tunicate, or sea squirt) is tadpole-like and free swimming; the adult is sessile and somewhat degenerate.

Most urochordates are hermaphroditic.

Echinoderms (e.g., sea urchins), hemichordates (including acornworms), urochordates (e.g., sea squirts), and cephalochordates (amphioxus) are restricted to a marine habitat.

In urochordates and cephalochordates the gonads develop in the wall of a cavity (atrium) that receives respiratory water after it passes over the gills.