Oikopleuridae

Oikopleura dioica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Copelata 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Classis: Larvacea
Ordo: Copelata

Familia: Oikopleuridae
Subfamiliae: Bathochordaeinae – Oikopleurinae
Genera: Althoffia - Chunopleura - Folia - Haplopleura - Megalocercus - Mesochordaeus - Mesoikopleura - Oikopleura - Pelagopleura - Stegosoma

Name

Oikopleuridae Lohmann, 1915: 83 (as "Oikopleuriden")

  • Type genus: Oikopleura Mertens, 1830

References

Primary references

  • Lohmann, H. 1915. Tunicata. p. 57–90. In: Handwörterbuch der Naturwissenschaften, Vol. 10. G. Fischer, Jena. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Van der Land, J. (2001). Appendicularia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 356
  • Fenaux, R., Q. Bone, and D. Deibel. 1998. Appendicularian distribution and zoogeography, p. 251-264. In q. Bone [ed.], The biology of pelagic tunicates. Oxford University Press.
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