NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
Which subphylum of Phylum Chordata is present only in the larval tail?
Options
- AUrochordata
- BCephalochordata
- CVertebrata
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
A. Urochordata
Step-by-step solution
Animals belonging to the phylum Chordata are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, coelomate with organ-system level of organisation. Animals belonging to phylum Chordata are fundamentally characterised by the presence of a notochord In Urochordata, notochord is present only in the larval tail. The members of subphylum Vertebrata possess notochord during the embryonic period. The notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in the adultVertebrates have a ventral muscular heart with two, three