appendicularian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Modern Latin Appendicularia +‎ -n.

Adjective[edit]

appendicularian (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.

Noun[edit]

appendicularian (plural appendicularians)

  1. (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[1], →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.

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