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Narrative
The tunicates (phylum Tunicata) are a large group of marine animals. Many biologists place the tunicates in a sub-phylum of the Chordates. These animals do have a dorsal nerve cord but lack a skull or a brain. Tunicates generally are encased in a protective shell called a tunic. They have given phylum status here but this is an arbitary decision. There are about 2,000 or more species of tunicates known. The tunicates are then divided into three classes. The sea aquirts (Class Ascidiacea), the chain tunicates (Class Thaliacea), and the swimming tunicates without a tunic but including a tail (Class Larvacea).
Taxonomy
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English
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Animal
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Phylum
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Tunicata
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Tunicates
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References
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| Genus | Species |
| Abramis | ballerus |
| Abramis | brama |
| Abramis | sapa |
| Acantharchus | pomotis |
| Acanthocybium | solanderi |
| Accipiter | albogularis |
| Accipiter | badius |
| Accipiter | bicolor |
| Accipiter | brachyurus |
| Accipiter | brevipes |
| Accipiter | buergersi |
| Accipiter | butleri |
| Accipiter | castanilius |
| Accipiter | chionogaster |
| Accipiter | cirrhocephalus |
| Accipiter | collaris |
| Accipiter | erythrauchen |
| Accipiter | erythronemius |
| Accipiter | erythropus |
| Accipiter | fasciatus |
| Accipiter | francesii |
| Accipiter | griseiceps |
| Accipiter | gularis |
| Accipiter | gundlachi |
| Accipiter | haplochrous |
| Accipiter | henicogrammus |
| Accipiter | henstii |
| Accipiter | imitator |
| Accipiter | luteoschistaceus |
| Accipiter | madagascariensis |
| Accipiter | melanochlamys |
| Accipiter | melanoleucus |
| Accipiter | meyerianus |
| Accipiter | minullus |
| Accipiter | nanus |
| Accipiter | nisus |
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