Doliopsoididae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Thaliacea |
Order: | Doliolida |
Suborder: | Doliolidina |
Family: | Doliopsoididae Godeaux, 1996 |
Doliopsoididae is a family of tunicates belonging to the order Doliolida. [1]
Genera: [1]
Thaliacea is a class of marine chordates within the subphylum Tunicata, comprising the salps, pyrosomes and doliolids. Unlike their benthic relatives the ascidians, from which they are believed to have emerged, thaliaceans are free-floating (pelagic) for their entire lifespan. The group includes species with complex life cycles, with both solitary and colonial forms.