Plurellidae 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

Phlebobranchia Phlebobranchia is an order of sea squirts in the class Ascidiacea, first described by Fernando Lahille in 1886. Characteristics The group includes both colonial and solitary animals. They are distinguished from other sea squirts by the pres ...

, and was first described by

Patricia Kott Patricia Mather (née Kott) (12 December 1925 – 4 January 2012) was an Australian zoologist and taxonomist known for her research into sea squirts. She became a leader in Australian marine science and achieved international status through her ...

in 1973. Genera: * '' Microgastra'' Kott, 1985 * '' Plurella'' Kott, 1973

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Phlebobranchia Tunicate families Taxa named by Patricia Kott Animals described in 1973 {{tunicata-stub