Multiple choice

Which of the following chordates has a free swimming tadpole larva which shows retrogressive metamorphosis?

  1. Bufomelanostictus

  2. Apteryx australis

  3. Ichthyophis

  4. Herdmania

  5. Kangaroo

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Herdmania is a tunicate. It belongs to the subphylum Urochordata and has a free swimming tadpole larva that shows retrogressive metamorphosis.