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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.

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.

References

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.

• 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 , The biology of pelagic tunicates. Oxford University Press.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Olfactores
Tunicata Appendicularia (Larvacea) Kowalevskia Fritillariidae Appendicularia Fritillaria Tectillaria Oikopleuridae Althoffia Bathochordaeus Chunopleura Folia Megalocercus Mesochordaeus Mesoikopleura Oikopleura Pelagopleura Sinisteroffia Stegosoma Stolidobranchia (Pleurogona)¹ Molgulidae Anomopera Asajirus Bostrichobranchus Eugyra Fungulus Gamaster Minipera Molgula Molguloides Namiella Oligotrema Paramolgula Pareugyrioides Protomolgula Rhizomolgula Pyuridae Bathypera Bathypyura Boltenia Bolteniopsis Claudenus Cratostigma Ctenyura Culeolus Halocynthia Hartmeyeria Hemistyela Herdmania Heterostigma Microcosmus Paraculeolus Pyura Styelidae Alloeocarpa Amphicarpa Arnbackia Asterocarpa Bathyoncus Bathystyeloides Berillia Botryllocarpa Botrylloides Botryllus Chorizocarpa Cnemidocarpa Dendrodoa Dextrocarpa Dicarpa Distomus Eusynstyela Gynandrocarpa Kukenthalia Metandrocarpa Monandrocarpa Oculinaria Oligocarpa Pelonaia Podostyela Polyandrocarpa Polycarpa Polyzoa Protostyela Psammostyela Seriocarpa Stolonica Styela Symplegma Syncarpa Theodorella Tibitin Thaliacea Pyrosomatidae Pyrosoma Pyrosomella Pyrostremma Salpidae Brooksia Cyclosalpa Helicosalpa Iasis Ihlea Metcalfina Pegea Ritteriella Salpa Soestia Thalia Thetys Traustedtia Doliolida Doliopsoides Paradoliopsis Pseudusa Doliopsidae Doliolula Doliopsis Doliolidae Dolioletta Doliolina Dolioloides Doliolum Enterogona¹ see below↓
Enterogona Aplousobranchia Euherdmania Placentela Stomozoa Vitrum Clavelinidae Clavelina Euclavella Nephtheis Pycnoclavella Diazonidae Diazona Pseudodiazona Pseudorhopalaea Rhopalaea Tylobranchion Didemnidae Atriolum Clitella Coelocormus Didemnum Diplosoma Leptoclinides Lissoclinum Polysyncraton Trididemnum Holozoidae Distaplia Hypodistoma Hypsistozoa Neodistoma Polydistoma Protoholozoa Pseudoplacentela Scotiazoa Sigillina Sycozoa Polycitoridae Archidistoma Brevicollus Cystodytes Eucoelium Eudistoma "Exostoma" Millarus Polycitor Polycitorella Rhombifera Salix Polyclinidae Aplidiopsis Aplidium Morchellioides Morchellium Neodictyon Polyclinella Polyclinum Sidneioides Synoicum Protopolyclinidae Condominium Monniotus Protopolyclinum Pseudodistomidae Anadistoma Citorclinum Pseudodistoma Ritterellidae Dumus Pharyngodictyon Ritterella Phlebobranchia Dimeatus Hypobythius Agneziidae Adagnesia Agnezia Caenagnesia Proagnesia Pterygascidia Ascidiidae Ascidia Ascidiella Fimbrora Phallusia Psammascidia Cionidae Araneum Ciona Tantillulum Corellidae Abyssascidia Chelyosoma Clatripes Corella Corelloides Corellopsis Corynascidia Dextrogaster Mysterascidia Rhodosoma Xenobranchion Octacnemidae Benthascidia Cibacapsa Cryptia Dicopia Kaikoja Megalodicopia Myopegma Octacnemus Polyoctacnemus Situla Perophoridae Ecteinascidia Perophora Plurellidae Microgastra Plurella
Tunicate-like fossils Ediacaran Ausia Burykhia Finkoella Pharyngomorpha Yarnemia Cambrian Cheungkongella Megasiphon Shankouclava Later Palaeoquadrum Quadrifolium Toscanisoma Khmeriamorpha Khmeria Zardinisoma Ichnotaxa Catellocaula
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