Oikopleuridae

Oikopleuridae
	Oikopleura dioica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Appendicularia
Order:	Copelata
Family:	Oikopleuridae; Lahille, 1887
Subfamilies, tribes and genera
	Bathochordaeinae Lohmann, 1915 Bathochordaeus Chun, 1900; Mesochordaeus Fenaux & Youngbluth, 1990; ; Oikopleurinae Lohmann, 1896 Alabiata Fenaux, 1993 Althoffia Lohmann, 1892; Mesoikopleura Fenaux, 1993; Pelagopleura Lohmann, 1926; Sinisteroffia Tokioka, 1957; ; Labiata Fenaux, 1993 Chunopleura Lohmann, 1914; Folia Lohmann, 1892; Megalocercus Chun, 1887; Oikopleura Mertens, 1830; Stegosoma Chun, 1887; ; ;

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]

References

^ Etude systématique des tuniciers. F Lahille, 1887
^ Fenaux, R.; Bone, Q.; Deibel, D. (1998). "Appendicularian distribution and zoogeography". In Bone, Q. (ed.). The biology of pelagic tunicates. Oxford University Press. pp. 251–264.
^ Brena, Carlo; Cima, Francesca; Burighel, Paolo (31 July 2003). "Alimentary tract of Kowalevskiidae (Appendicularia, Tunicata) and evolutionary implications". Journal of Morphology. doi:10.1002/jmor.10145.

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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[1] Etude systématique des tuniciers. F Lahille, 1887

[2] Fenaux, R.; Bone, Q.; Deibel, D. (1998). "Appendicularian distribution and zoogeography". In Bone, Q. (ed.). The biology of pelagic tunicates. Oxford University Press. pp. 251–264.

[3] Brena, Carlo; Cima, Francesca; Burighel, Paolo (31 July 2003). "Alimentary tract of Kowalevskiidae (Appendicularia, Tunicata) and evolutionary implications". Journal of Morphology. doi:10.1002/jmor.10145.

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