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Tuesday 28 October 2014

The pharynx is surrounded by an Atrium.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascidiacea

The pharynx is surrounded by an atrium, through which water is expelled through a second, usually smaller, siphon. Cords of connective tissue cross the atrium to maintain the general shape of the body. The outer body wall consists of connective tissue, muscle fibres, and a simple epithelium directly underlying the tunic.

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