Appendicularia

n.

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(Zool.) A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.

Noun

1.

appendicularia - free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates

genus Appendicularia, tunicate, urochord, urochordate