Octacnemidae 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 ...
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Genera:
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Benthascidia''
Ritter, 1907
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Cibacapsa''
Monniot & Monniot, 1983
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Cryptia
The Crypteia, also referred to as Krypteia or Krupteia (Greek: κρυπτεία ''krupteía'' from κρυπτός ''kruptós'', "hidden, secret"), was an ancient Spartan state institution involving young Spartan men. It was an exclusive element of ...
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Monniot & Monniot, 1985
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Dicopia''
Sluiter, 1905
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Kaikoja''
Monniot, 1998
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Megalodicopia''
Oka, 1918
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Myopegma''
Monniot & Monniot, 2003
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Octacnemus''
Moseley, 1877
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Polyoctacnemus''
Ihle, 1935
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Situla
Situla (plural ''situlae''), from the Latin word for bucket or pail, is the term in archaeology and art history for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, usually with a handle at the top. All types ma ...
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Vinogradova, 1969
References
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Tunicates