Chordates

Page snapshot: Introduction to chordates (Phylum Chordata) and images of the Cornell Blaschka chordate models, including larvaceans, salps, sea squirts, and star ascidians.


Topics covered on this page: Introduction to chordates; Introduction to tunicates;Larvaceans (Class Appendicularia); Ascidians and sea squirts (Class Ascidiacea); Salps (Class Thaliacea); Resources.

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Updates: Page last updated August 9, 2024.

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Introduction to chordates (Phylum Chordata)

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Introduction to tunicates (Subphylum Tunicata)

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Larvaceans (Class Appendicularia)

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Fritillaria pellucida

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Ascidians and sea squirts (Class Ascidiacea)

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Aplidium nordmanni

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Boltenia ovifera

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Star ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri)

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Ciona fascicularis

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Salps (Class Thaliacea)

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Cyclosalpa pinnata

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Salpa aspera

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Soestia zonaria

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Resources

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