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Example of the appendicularian Kowalevskia sp. (after O'Sullivan,1983)
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Kowalevskia sp. Fol 1872  Taxonomy
Phylum Urochordata
Class Appendicularia
Order Copelata
Family Kowalevskiidae
Genus Kowalevskia
Size
  • < 5 mm.
Distinguishing characteristics
  • Body short.
  • Tail elongated with a willow sliver shape.
Ecology
 
 

 
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