Molgulidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Stolidobranchia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Tunicata Classis: Ascidiacea Ordo: Stolidobranchia

Familia: Molgulidae
Genera (15): Anomopera – Asajirus – Bostrichobranchus – Eugyra – Fungulus – Gamaster – Minipera – Molgula – Molguloides – Namiella – Oligotrema – Paramolgula – Pareugyrioides – Protomolgula – Rhizomolgula

Name

Molgulidae Lacaze-Duthiers, 1877: 488 [conserved name]

• Type genus: Molgula Forbes, 1848, by original designation.

Synonyms

• Hexacrobylidae Seeliger, 1906: 1198 [synonymised by Tatián, Lagger, Demarchi & Mattoni (2011: 610)]
  • Type genus: Hexacrobylus Sluiter, 1905, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Lacaze-Duthiers, H. 1877. Histoire des ascidies simples des cotes de France. Deuxieme partie. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 6: 457–676. BHL
• Seeliger, O. 1893–1906. Tunicata: Manteltiere. In: Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs. Band 3, Supplement 1, Abt. 1: Die Appendicularien und Ascidien. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft: Leipzig. 1–1280 pp. + XLI plates. BHL (1–464); BHL (465–1120); BHL (1121–1280) Reference page. 

Additional references

• Monniot, F. 2018. Ascidians collected during the Madibenthos expedition in Martinique 3. Stolidobranchia, Pyuridae and Molgulidae. Zootaxa 4459(3): 401–430. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4459.3.1 Reference page. 
• Tatián, M., Lagger, C., Demarchi, M. & Mattoni, C. 2011. Molecular phylogeny endorses the relationship between carnivorous and filter-feeding tunicates (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Zoologica Scripta 40(6): 603–612. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00493.x Reference page.