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Fritillariidae
	Appendicularia sp. specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Appendicularia
Order:	Copelata
Family:	Fritillariidae; Lohmann, 1915

Fritillariidae is a family of tunicates belonging to the order Copelata.^[1]

Genera

Fritillariidae comprises three genera, divided into two subfamilies.^[1] While the trunk anatomy differs between the genera, they share a similar arrangement of house-producing cells (oikoplasts) over the midline of the pharyngeal trunk, distinguishing them from the Oikopleuridae.^[2]

Appendiculariinae Seeliger, 1895
- Appendicularia Fol, 1874
Fritillariinae Seeliger, 1895
- Fritillaria Fol, 1872
- Tectillaria Lohmann, 1926

References

^ ^a ^b "Fritillariidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ Henriet, Simon; Aasjord, Anne; Chourrout, Daniel (28 October 2022). "Laboratory study of Fritillaria lifecycle reveals key morphogenetic events leading to genus-specific anatomy". Frontiers in Zoology (19).

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[GBIF-1] "Fritillariidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[fritillaria-2] Henriet, Simon; Aasjord, Anne; Chourrout, Daniel (28 October 2022). "Laboratory study of Fritillaria lifecycle reveals key morphogenetic events leading to genus-specific anatomy". Frontiers in Zoology (19).

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