Appendicularia sicula Fol, 1874
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Family:  Fritillariidae ()
Max. size:  0.15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Circumglobal in warm and temperate waters.
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Biology:  Food is mainly collected in the filtering nets of the house, and driven to the mouth by water flow created by ciliary beating of the spiracles. Main food is composed of microalgae (Ref. 3465).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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