''Althoffia'' is a
monotypic genus
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
of
tunicate
A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (). It is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum was at one time ca ...
s belonging to the family
Oikopleuridae
Oikopleuridae is a family of larvacean tunicates (class Appendicularia).
References
* Van der Land, J. (2001). Appendicularia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in ...
. The only species is ''Althoffia tumida''.
The species is found in Atlantic Ocean.
References
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Tunicates
Tunicate genera
Monotypic tunicate genera