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Appendicularia (class)


Identification code: 300310252



Alternative term/s

  • larvacea
  • larvaceas

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Scope note:

Class of solitary, free-swimming tunicates found throughout the world's oceans, characterized by being filter feeders, and having a form superficially resembling tadpole larvae, retaining the juvenile discrete trunk and tail in adult life (pedomorphism).

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