Fritillariidae
Family of marine organisms belonging in the subphylum Tunicata
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Fritillariidae is a family of tunicates belonging to the order Copelata.[1]
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| Appendicularia sp. specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Appendicularia |
| Order: | Copelata |
| Family: | Fritillariidae Lohmann, 1915 |
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
