''Megalocercus'' is a genus of

larvacean Larvaceans, copelates or appendicularians, class Appendicularia, are solitary, free-swimming tunicates found throughout the world's oceans. While larvaceans are filter feeders like most other tunicates, they keep their tadpole-like shape as adu ...

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 family

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 ...

. The species of this genus are found in Pacific Ocean. Species: *'' Megalocercus abyssorum'' *'' Megalocercus huxleyi''

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Oikopleuridae Tunicate genera {{Tunicata-stub