Sea squirts / Ascidiáceos

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Estes ascidiáceos, embora de aparência "alien", são parentes próximos do homem, e também de cerca de 17 mil tipos de peixes, leões marinhos, focas, e lontras; de umas 70 espécies de golfinhos, baleias; uns dez tipos de tartarugas marinhas; e cerca de 8o tipos de serpentes do mar.

These sea squirts, though alien in appearance, are chordates and thus close relatives to not only Homo sapiens but also about 17,000 kinds of fish; 70 or so species of dolphins, whales, seals, sea lions and otters; some 10 kinds of sea turtles; and about 80 kinds of sea snakes. (Ascidiacea).