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 Paywall 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.
Molgulidae is a family of tunicates in the class Ascidiacea. Following a revision in 2007, the family Hexacrobylidae was synonymized with Molgulidae.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:[1]
Anomopera Hartmeyer, 1923
Asajirus Kott, 1989
Bostrichobranchus Traustedt, 1883
Eugyra Alder & Hancock, 1870
Fungulus Herdman, 1882
Gamaster Pizon, 1896
Minipera Monniot & Monniot, 1974
Molgula Forbes, 1848
Molguloides Huntsman, 1922
Namiella Monniot & Monniot, 1968
Oligotrema Bourne, 1903
Paramolgula Traustedt, 1835
Pareugyrioides Hartmeyer, 1914
Protomolgula Monniot, 1971
Rhizomolgula Ritter, 1901
References
Gittenberger, Arjan (2013). "Molgulidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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