Clavelinidae | |
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Clavelina lepadiformis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Aplousobranchia |
Family: |
Clavelinidae Forbes & Hanley, 1848 [1] |
Type genus | |
Clavelina
Savigny, 1816
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
Clavelinidae is a family of tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia.
As of 2024 [update], WoRMS recognizes the following genera in the family Clavelinidae: [2]
Pycnoclavella has occasionally been placed in a separate family, Pycnoclavellidae, although phylogenetic studies have recovered it as a relative of Clavelina. In multiple analyses, the monotypic genus Nephtheis appears to branch from within Clavelina. [5] [6]
Clavelinidae | |
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Clavelina lepadiformis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Aplousobranchia |
Family: |
Clavelinidae Forbes & Hanley, 1848 [1] |
Type genus | |
Clavelina
Savigny, 1816
| |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
Clavelinidae is a family of tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia.
As of 2024 [update], WoRMS recognizes the following genera in the family Clavelinidae: [2]
Pycnoclavella has occasionally been placed in a separate family, Pycnoclavellidae, although phylogenetic studies have recovered it as a relative of Clavelina. In multiple analyses, the monotypic genus Nephtheis appears to branch from within Clavelina. [5] [6]