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Molgulidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Molgulidae

Higher classification
  
Stolidobranchia

Order
  
Stolidobranchia

Subphylum
  
Tunicata

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Family

Molgulidae

Similar
  
Molgula, Ascidians, Tunicate, Stolidobranchia, Styelidae

Molgulidae is a family of tunicates in the class Ascidiacea. Following a revision in 2007, the family Hexacrobylidae was synonymized with Molgulidae.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:

  • Anomopera Hartmeyer, 1923
  • Asajirus Kott, 1989
  • Bostrichobranchus Traustedt, 1883
  • Eugyra Alder & Hancock, 1870
  • Fungulus Herdman, 1882
  • Gamaster Pizon, 1896
  • Minipera Monniot & Monniot, 1974
  • Molgula Forbes, 1848
  • Molguloides Huntsman, 1922
  • Namiella Monniot & Monniot, 1968
  • Oligotrema Bourne, 1903
  • Paramolgula Traustedt, 1835
  • Pareugyrioides Hartmeyer, 1914
  • Protomolgula Monniot, 1971
  • Rhizomolgula Ritter, 1901
  • References

    Molgulidae Wikipedia