''Minipera'' is a
genus
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of
ascidian
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians, tunicates (in part), and sea squirts (in part), is a polyphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tunic" ...
tunicate
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s in the
family
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Molgulidae
Molgulidae is a Family (biology), family of tunicates in the Class (biology), class Ascidiacea. Following a revision in 2007, the family Hexacrobylidae was synonymized with Molgulidae.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists the follo ...
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Species within the genus ''Minipera'' include:
[Sanamyan, K. (2015)]
''Minipera'' Monniot & Monniot, 1974 .
In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2015) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-29.
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Minipera macquariensis
''Minipera'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Molgulidae.
Species within the genus ''Minipera'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Minipera'' Monniot & Monniot, 1974 .In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da ...
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Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 1999
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Minipera papillosa
''Minipera'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Molgulidae
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 ...
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Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1974
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Minipera pedunculata
''Minipera'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Molgulidae.
Species within the genus ''Minipera'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Minipera'' Monniot & Monniot, 1974 .In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da ...
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Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1974
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Minipera tacita
''Minipera'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Molgulidae.
Species within the genus ''Minipera'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Minipera'' Monniot & Monniot, 1974 .In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da ...
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Monniot & Monniot, 1985
References
Stolidobranchia
Tunicate genera
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