CHAPTER I 



PHYLUM TUNICATA* (UROCHORDA). 



Fixed or pelagic, solitary or colonial animals enclosed in a 

 tunic or test, which is largely composed of a substance allied to 

 cellulose. They have an atrial cavity and a large pharynx 

 with perforated walls. The larva is tadpole-shaped and possesses 

 a hollow dorsal central nervous system, and a notochord in the 

 caudal region. 



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