Characteristics of Salpa maxima?
salpa is classified under urochordata
1.they are called tunicates as their body is covered by a membrane called TUNIC
2.open circulatory system
3.notochord is present only in the larval tail., so it shows retrogressive metamorphosis
4.unichambered heart .
5.vanadium is its respiratory pigment.
6.excretion is performed by uricose glands
7.a hermaphrodite
8.indirect fertilisation with a larva tat resembles tadpole
9.more than 2000 gill slits are present.
10.notochord is also greatly reduced and present only in the form of dorsal ganglion
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1.they are called tunicates as their body is covered by a membrane called TUNIC
2.open circulatory system
3.notochord is present only in the larval tail., so it shows retrogressive metamorphosis
4.unichambered heart .
5.vanadium is its respiratory pigment.
6.excretion is performed by uricose glands
7.a hermaphrodite
8.indirect fertilisation with a larva tat resembles tadpole
9.more than 2000 gill slits are present.
10.notochord is also greatly reduced and present only in the form of dorsal ganglion
HOPE THIS HELPS ., ALLTHE BEST.