Canadian Medical Guide > Organisms > Animals > Chordata > Chordata, Nonvertebrate > Urochordata Terms and Definitions
Urochordata
Medical Definition: | A subphylum of chordates intermediate between the invertebrates and the true vertebrates. It includes the Ascidians. |
Also Called: | Ascidians,Ascidia |
Previously Indexed: | Chordata (1966-1972) |
![]() |
Ciona intestinalis - The only species of a cosmopolitan ascidian. It is useful as a research animal. |
Urochordata Medical Definitions and Terms
|
Wildlife On Video »

Tour Canadian Rockies »
Book Banff »
Book Jasper »
Maligne Lake Boat Cruise »
Banff Gondola »
Hike Jasper »
Jasper Columbia Icefield »
Hike Johnston Canyon »
Golden Skybridge »
Lake Minnewanka Boat Cruise »
Columbia Icefields Skywalk »