Fritillariidae is a family of

tunicate Tunicates are marine invertebrates belonging to the subphylum Tunicata ( ). This grouping 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 ...

s belonging to the order Copelata.

Genera

Fritillariidae comprises three genera, divided into two subfamilies. 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 Oikopleuridae is a family of larvacean tunicates. A comparatively species-rich family, it has been especially well-researched thanks to the ubiquity of ''Oikopleura dioica'' as a model species. It comprises two subfamilies, Bathochordaeinae and O ...

. * Appendiculariinae Seeliger, 1895 ** ''

Appendicularia Appendicularia may refer to: * ''Appendicularia'' (plant), a genus in the plant family Melastomataceae * Larvacean, an animal of the class Appendicularia in the subphylum Tunicata ** ''Appendicularia'' (animal genus), a genus in the larvacea ...

'' Fol, 1874 * Fritillariinae Seeliger, 1895 ** ''

Fritillaria ''Fritillaria'' (fritillaries) is a genus of spring flowering herbaceous bulbous perennial plants in the lily family (biology), family (Liliaceae). The type species, ''Fritillaria meleagris'', was first described in Europe in 1571, while other ...

'' Fol, 1872 ** '' Tectillaria'' Lohmann, 1926

References

Appendicularia Tunicate families {{Tunicata-stub