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Molgulidae Lacaze-Duthiers, 1877 
AphiaID: 103448

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Tunicata (Subphylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Stolidobranchia
Synonymised
taxa
  Hexacrobylidae Seeliger, 1906
Sources  basis of record: Sanamyan, K. (2007). Database of extant Ascidiacea. Version of 2 November 2007. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Monniot, C. (2001). Ascidiacea & Sorberacea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 352-355 (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Kott, P., 1989. The family Hexacrobylidae Seeliger, 1906 (Ascidiacea, Tunicata).-Mem. Qd Mus. 27(2): 517- 534.  [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Tatián, M., Lagger, C., Demarchi, M. and Mattoni, C. 2011. Molecular phylogeny endorses the relationship between carnivorous and filter-feeding tunicates (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Zoologica Scripta 40: 603–612. [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch molgula-soorten  [details]
Direct child
taxa

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

Genus Stomatropa (nomen nudum)

Genus Anurella Lacaze-Duthiers, 1877 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Ascopera Herdman, 1881 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Astropera Pizon, 1898 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Bostricobranchus Traustedt, 1883 accepted as Bostrichobranchus Traustedt, 1883
Genus Caesira Flemming, 1822 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Ctenicella Lacaze-Duthiers, 1877 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Cystingia Macleay, 1825 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Eugyrioides Seeliger, 1907 accepted as Eugyra Alder & Hancock, 1870
Genus Eugyriopsis Roule, 1885 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Euritteria Huntsman, 1922 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Gymnocystis Giard, 1872 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Lithonephria Giard, 1872 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Lithonephrya Giard, 1872 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Meristocarpus Pizon, 1899 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Mogula Kirkpatrick, 1905 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Molgulidium Seeliger, 1907 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Molgulina Hartmeyer, 1914 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Paraeugyrioides Hartmeyer, 1914 accepted as Pareugyrioides Hartmeyer, 1914
Genus Paraeugyroides Hartmeyer, 1914 accepted as Pareugyroides Hartmeyer, 1914 accepted as Pareugyrioides Hartmeyer, 1914
Genus Pareugyroides Hartmeyer, 1914 accepted as Pareugyrioides Hartmeyer, 1914
Genus Pera Stimpson, 1852 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Syphonotethis Gervais, 1840 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Genus Xenomolgula Arnback, 1931 accepted as Molgula Forbes, 1848
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103448
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Monniot, Claude
2007-12-04 16:57:19Z  checked  Sanamyan, Karen
2010-06-25 11:54:01Z  changed  Gittenberger, Arjan
  
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  Citation: Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K.; Monniot, C. (2013). Molgulidae. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2013) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103448 on 2013-05-26
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