Clavelinidae | |
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Clavelina lepadiformis | |
Scientific classification | |
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]