Which of the following statement about tunicates indicates that these animals are chordate?

Larvae show segmentation, radial symmetry and pseudocoelom

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Larvae have a dorsal hollow nerve cord, a post-anal tail, pharyngeal silts and a notochord

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Larvae and adults both have a true coelom

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Larvae and adults both feed by filtering water and trapping small food particles

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Solution

The correct option is C Larvae have a dorsal hollow nerve cord, a post-anal tail, pharyngeal silts and a notochord
Tunicata or Urochordata is a subphyla of phylum Chordata. Chordates are characterized by the presence of notochord (mesodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic development), a dorsal hollow nerve cord, paired pharyngeal gill slits and a post-anal tail.
Examples of Tunicates are -Ascidia, Salpa, Doliolum
Hence B) is the correct answer.

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