"Diagram of the metamorphosis of the free, tailed larva into the fixed Ascidian. A, stage of free-swimming larva; B, larva recently fixed; C, older fixed stage. adh, adhesive papillae; atr, atrial cavity; cil. gr, ciliated groove; end, endostyle; ht, heart; med, ganglion of trunk; n. gn, nerve-ganglion; noto, notochord; or, oral aperture; rect, reectum; sens ves, sense vesicle; stig, stigmata; stol, stolon; t, tail." -Parker, 1900

Ascidian Stages

"Diagram of the metamorphosis of the free, tailed larva into the fixed Ascidian. A, stage of free-swimming…