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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:class
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gptkbp:adultMobility
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sessile
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gptkbp:authority
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gptkb:Lamarck,_1816
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gptkbp:bodyPlan
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sac-like
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gptkbp:cellulosePresence
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yes (in tunic)
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gptkbp:commonName
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sea squirts
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gptkbp:containsOrder
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gptkb:Aplousobranchia
gptkb:Phlebobranchia
gptkb:Stolidobranchia
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:algae
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gptkbp:distribution
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worldwide
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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biofouling
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gptkbp:feedingType
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filter feeder
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1816
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gptkbp:fossil
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rare
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gptkbp:habitat
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gptkb:marine
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ascidiacea
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gptkbp:importantFor
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model organism in developmental biology
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gptkbp:invasiveIn
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yes (some species)
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:larvalStage
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tadpole-like
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gptkbp:lifespan
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few months to several years
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gptkbp:notableContributor
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evolution of chordates
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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tunic (protective outer covering)
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Botryllus_schlosseri
gptkb:Ciona_intestinalis
gptkb:Styela_clava
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Chordata
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gptkbp:predators
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gptkb:fish
crustaceans
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Appendicularia
gptkb:Thaliacea
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gptkbp:reproduction
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asexual
sexual
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gptkbp:respiration
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pharyngeal gill slits
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gptkbp:subfamily
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gptkb:Tunicata
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gptkbp:symmetry
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bilateral (larvae), asymmetrical (adult)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Urochordata
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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