Fritillariidae

Family of marine organisms belonging in the subphylum Tunicata

Fritillariidae
Appendicularia sp. specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Appendicularia
Order: Copelata
Family: Fritillariidae
Lohmann, 1915

Fritillariidae is a family of tunicates belonging to the order Copelata.[1]

Genera

Fritillariidae comprises three genera, divided into two subfamilies.[1] While the trunk anatomy differs between the genera, they share a similar arrangement of house-producing cells (oikoplasts) over the midline of the pharyngeal trunk, distinguishing them from the Oikopleuridae.[2]

  • Appendiculariinae Seeliger, 1895
    • Appendicularia Fol, 1874
  • Fritillariinae Seeliger, 1895
    • Fritillaria Fol, 1872
    • Tectillaria Lohmann, 1926

References

  1. ^ a b "Fritillariidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ Henriet, Simon; Aasjord, Anne; Chourrout, Daniel (28 October 2022). "Laboratory study of Fritillaria lifecycle reveals key morphogenetic events leading to genus-specific anatomy". Frontiers in Zoology (19).
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Extant Appendicularia (larvacean) genera
  • Kingdom Animalia
  • (unranked) Bilateria
  • Phylum Chordata
  • Subphylum Tunicata
Kowalevskiidae
  • Kowalevskia
Fritillariidae
Appendiculariinae
  • Appendicularia
Fritillariinae
  • Tectillaria
  • Fritillaria
Oikopleuridae
Bathochordaeinae
Oikopleurinae
Alabiata
  • Althoffia
  • Mesoikopleura?
  • Pelagopleura
  • Sinisteroffia
Labiata
Taxon identifiers
Fritillariidae