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English
Etymology
Modern Latin Appendicularia + -n.
Adjective
appendicularian (not comparable)
- (zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
Noun
appendicularian (plural appendicularians)
- (zoology) A member of this class.
- Synonym: larvacean
2015 July 31, “Trophic Ecology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ( Thunnusthynnus ) Larvae from the Gulf of Mexico and NW Mediterranean Spawning Grounds: A Comparative Stable Isotope Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Consumption of appendicularians by Thunnus spp. increased with larval length to a maximum when nearly 80% of the larvae 7–11 mm body length had appendicularians in their guts, suggesting a preferential behavior for consuming this gelatinous zooplankton despite the availability of several types of prey.
Translations
a member of the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates