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09-12-2021-2234 - Oikopleura dioica animal chordata biology

 Oikopleura dioica is a species of small pelagic tunicate found in the surface waters of most of the world's oceans. It is used as a model organism in research into developmental biology.

Oikopleura dioica
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Oikopleura dioica
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Tunicata
Class:Appendicularia
Order:Copelata
Family:Oikopleuridae
Genus:Oikopleura
Species:
O. dioica
Binomial name
Oikopleura dioica
Fol, 1872[1]
Synonyms
  • Appendicularia coerulescensGegenbaur, 1855
  • Oikopleura flabellum Traustedt, 1880
  • Oikopleura malmii Hartmann, 1878
  • Vexillaria flabellum Müller, 1846
  • Vexillaria speciosa Eisen, 1874

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oikopleura_dioica

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