Genus Oikopleura Mertens, 1830
- Oikopleura Mertens, C.H. 1830. Beschreibung der Oikopleura, einer neuen Mollusken-Gattung. Mémoires de l'Academie Imperial de la Société des Sciences, Saint Pétersburg 6(1)2: 205-220 2 pls [205].
Type species:
Oikopleura chamissonis Mertens, 1830 by original designation (= ?Oikopleura labradoriensis Lohmann, 1896, or ?Oikopleura vanhoeffeni Lohmann, 1896, see (Fenaux, R., 1993)). - Vexillaria Mueller, J. 1846. Bericht über einige neue Theirformen der Nordsee. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medecin 1846: 106 [106].
Type species:
Vexillaria flabellum Mueller, 1846 by monotypy. - Oikomikron Swainson, G. 1890. Appendicularia, with its 'haus'. International Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science 3 4: 10-19 [18].
Type species:
Oikomikron mitrateton Swainson, 1890 by monotypy. - Haplopleura Berrill, N.J. 1950. The Tunicata. Ray Society Publications 133: 1-354 [309].
Type species:
Appendicularia longicauda Vogt, 1854 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Fenaux, R. 1993. The classification of the Appendicularia (Tunicata): History and current state. Mémoires de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco 17: i-vii, 1-123 [58]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
- California
Neotropical Region
- Peru
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Distribution References
- Lohmann, H. 1933. Appendicularia. pp. 3-192 in Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (eds). Handbuch der Zoologie. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter Vol. 5(2).
- Tokioka, T. 1960. Studies on the distribution of appendicularians and some thaliaceans of the North Pacific, with some morphological notes. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(2): 351-443
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |