appendicularian

appendicularian

English

Etymology

Modern Latin Appendicularia +‎ -n.

Adjective

appendicularian (not comparable)

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

Noun

appendicularian (plural appendicularians)

1. (zoology) A member of this class.
   • 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:10.1371/journal.pone.0133406:

     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

Portuguese: apendiculário (pt) m