the hawsbill and leatherback sea turtle eats tunicates
Many species of the genus Pseudoceros, including P. ferrugineus, feed on colonial tunicates.
The scientific name for tunicates is Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Tunicata.
Tunicates are preyed upon by various predators such as sea slugs, sea stars, fish, and some species of marine birds. Additionally, some species of sea urchins and sea turtles also feed on tunicates.
chordates
Because they have no back bone
Tunicates are invertebrates.
Cephalochordates e.g. Amphioxus ,; tunicates , acorn worms etc. are nonvertebrate chordates , they are collctively called protochordates .
No, tunicates and lancelets do not have backbones. They are invertebrates, meaning they do not possess a true backbone or vertebral column. Instead, they are part of the phylum Chordata, which includes vertebrates but also some simpler, spineless animals.
They're filter feeders
True
tunicates and lanceletes