Definition
A genus of small, free-floating marine animals (tunicates) that use appendages to filter-feed in ocean water; also called larvaceans.
Etymology
From Latin appendicula (small appendage) + -aria (suffix for organisms, as in malaria). Named for their distinctive appendages, these creatures exemplify taxonomic naming based on visible features.
Kelly Says
These tiny ocean creatures are named 'appendicularia' because they filter-feed using appendages—and they're so small and transparent you can barely see them! Yet they make up a huge portion of ocean biomass, doing invisible work.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
ARالعربية
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
BNবাংলা
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
CACatalà
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
CSČeština
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
DADansk
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
DEDeutsch
Appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
ELΕλληνικά
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
ESEspañol
apéndicularia
a-pen-di-ku-la-ree-ah
FAفارسی
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
FISuomi
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
FRFrançais
appendiculaire
a-pen-di-kyoo-lair
GUGU
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
HAHA
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
HEעברית
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
HIहिन्दी
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
HUMagyar
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
IGIG
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
ITItaliano
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
JA日本語
アペンディキュラリア
a-pen-di-kyuu-ra-ria
KKKK
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
KMKM
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
KO한국어
아펜디큘리아
a-pen-di-kyu-ri-a
MRMR
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
MYမြန်မာ
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
NLNederlands
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
NONorsk
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
PAPA
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
PLPolski
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
RORomână
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
RUРусский
Аппендикулярия
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ri-ya
SVSvenska
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
SWKiswahili
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
TEతెలుగు
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
THไทย
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
TLTL
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
TRTürkçe
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
UKУкраїнська
Апендикулярія
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ri-ya
URاردو
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
VITiếng Việt
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
YOYO
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah
ZUZU
appendicularia
a-pen-di-kyoo-la-ree-ah