What is "appendicularia"

Appendicularia \Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larv[ae] of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] ||

n. free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates

Appendicularia DC. is a botanic genus of the family Melastomataceae.