Appendicularia (class)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Tunicata (subphylum)
Descripción
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).
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 尾海鞘綱 (綱) [zh]
- wěi hǎi qiào gāng [zh]
- wei hai qiao gang [zh]
- wei hai ch'iao kang [zh]
- larvaceas [en]
- larvacea [en]
- 幼形綱 [zh]
- 幼態綱 [zh]