Clavelinidae
Family of sea squirts
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Clavelinidae is a family of tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia.
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| Clavelinidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Clavelina lepadiformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Clavelinidae Forbes & Hanley, 1848[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Clavelina Savigny, 1816 | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
Genera
Phylogeny
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]
