Hypobythiidae is a family of
tunicates
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 ...
belonging to the order
Phlebobranchia
Phlebobranchia is a suborder of sea squirts in the class Ascidiacea.
Characteristics
The group includes both colonial and solitary animals. They are distinguished from other sea squirts by the presence of longitudinal vessels in the pharynge ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Hypobythius''
Moseley, 1877
References
Tunicates
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