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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
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