Herdmania is a genus of sea squirt found in shallow waters. It is a hermaphroditic chordate that is pinkish in color, around 9.5cm long, 7cm broad, and 4cm thick. Fertilization is external and its development is indirect, starting as a free-swimming tadpole larva. The presentation provides an overview of the classification, anatomy, and life cycle of Herdmania.

1. HERDMANIA

2. Presentedby- praddumkumar namdev
Department of Zoology
IGNTU ,Amarkantak MP

3. 1. CLASSIFICATION
• PHYLUM - Chordata
• SUBPHYLUM - Urochordata
• CLASS - Ascidiacea
• SUBCLASS - Pleurogona
• ORDER - Stolidobranchia
• GENUS - Herdmania
( Lahille,1888 )

4. 2. ABOUT HERDMANIA
 Found in shallow nature
 Commonly called sea squirt
 Hermophrodite animal
 Fertilization is external
 Basal attached part of it is called foot.
 Development is indirect
 Size is about 9.5cm long , 7cm, broad and
4cm thick
 Pinkish in colour

5. 3. INTRODUCTION

6. 4. BODY WALL

7. 5.DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

8. 6. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

9. 7. BLOOD SUPPLY OF PHARYNGEAL WALL
(Diagrammatic)

10. 8.BLOOD VESSELS

11. 9.BLOOD VASCULAR SYSTEM

12. 10.ROUTE OF BLOOD CIRCULATION

13. 11. BLOOD CORPUSCLES

14. 12.NERVOUS SYSTEM

15. 13.SENSE ORGANS

16. 14. REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

17. 15.GAMETES -male

18. 16.GAMETES -female

19. 17. EXCRETION

20. 18.DEVELOPMENT

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