Species by Order: Appendicularia (or Larvacea)
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Fritillaria spp. |
They secrete mucous-filtering structures called houses, which are used to trap small particles. They are filter feeders and simultaneous hermaphrodites. |
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Oikopleura dioica |
O. dioica is the only species of appendicularian to have separate sexes; others are hermaphrodites. They secrete mucus filtering structures called houses, which are used to trap small particles. O. dioica builds as many as six houses per day; they can be found in high numbers. They are filter feeders. |