Oikopleuridae | |
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Oikopleura dioica | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Appendicularia |
Order: | Copelata |
Family: |
Oikopleuridae Lahille, 1887 [1] |
Subfamilies, tribes and genera | |
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Oikopleuridae is a family of larvacean tunicates. A comparatively species-rich family, it has been especially well-researched thanks to the ubiquity of Oikopleura dioica as a model species. It comprises two subfamilies, Bathochordaeinae and Oikopleurinae, itself divided into the tribes Alabiata and Labiata. [2]
It is believed to be sister to the clade formed by the two other families ( Fritillariidae and Kowalevskiidae), united by common derived characteristics lacking in Oikopleuridae. [3]
Oikopleuridae | |
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Oikopleura dioica | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Appendicularia |
Order: | Copelata |
Family: |
Oikopleuridae Lahille, 1887 [1] |
Subfamilies, tribes and genera | |
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Oikopleuridae is a family of larvacean tunicates. A comparatively species-rich family, it has been especially well-researched thanks to the ubiquity of Oikopleura dioica as a model species. It comprises two subfamilies, Bathochordaeinae and Oikopleurinae, itself divided into the tribes Alabiata and Labiata. [2]
It is believed to be sister to the clade formed by the two other families ( Fritillariidae and Kowalevskiidae), united by common derived characteristics lacking in Oikopleuridae. [3]