''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
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 ...
s in the
family
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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 Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:
*'' Anomopera'' Hartm ...
.
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.
* ''
Minipera macquariensis''
Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 1999
* ''
Minipera papillosa''
Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1974
* ''
Minipera pedunculata''
Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1974
* ''
Minipera tacita
''Minipera'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family 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 wi ...
''
Monniot & Monniot, 1985
References
Stolidobranchia
Tunicate genera
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