of or relating to a family of molluscs (Appendicularia) characterized by their long tail appendages
noun
2.
a member of this family of molluscs
Examples of 'appendicularian' in a sentence
appendicularian
A total of 12 copepod species and one appendicularian species were recorded in this study.
Rosana Di Mauro, Fabiana Capitanio, María Delia Viñas 2009, 'Capture efficiency for small dominant mesozooplankters (Copepoda, Appendicularia)off Buenos Aires Province (34ºS-41ºS), Argentine Sea, using two plankton mesh sizes',Brazilian Journal of Oceanographyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592009000300004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)