Class Larvacea (Noun)
Meaning
Small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Class Larvacea is composed of small, transparent animals with an elongated shape and a tail.
- Tunicates in the class Larvacea filter feed on small particles as they swim in the water column.
- Some researchers group the class Larvacea into the class Thaliacea or simply consider them an order within Thaliacea.
- The class Larvacea is thought by some to be among the most ancient groups of tunicates.
- Marine animals in the class Larvacea construct and inhabit a house-like structure that protects them from predators.