The following outline classification illustrates the taxonomic system adopted in this work. Genera covered in this section are highlighted in blue.
Phylum Chordata Subphylum Urochordata (= Tunicata) Class Appendicularia (= Copelata or Larvacea) Family Oikopleuridae Lohmann, 1915 Subfamily Oikopleurinae Lohmann, 1896 Supergenus Alabiata Fenaux, 1993 Genus Althoffia Lohmann, 1896 Genus Pelagopleura Lohmann and Bückmann, 1926 Supergenus Labiata Fenaux, 1993 Genus Chunopleura Lohmann, 1914 Genus Folia Lohmann, 1892 Genus Inopinata Fenaux and Youngbluth, 1991 Genus Megalocercus Chun, 1888 Genus Mesoikopleura Fenaux, 1993 Genus Mesopelagica Fenaux and Youngbluth, 1991 Genus Oikopleura Mertens, 1831 Genus Stegosoma Chun, 1888 Subfamily Bathochordaeinae Lohmann, 1933 Genus Bathochordaeus Chun, 1900 Genus Mesochordaeus Fenaux and Youngbluth, 1990 Family Fritillaridae Seeliger, 1895 Subfamily Fritillarinae Seeliger, 1895 Genus Fritillaria Quoy and Gaimard, 1833 Genus Tectillaria Lohmann and Bückmann, 1926 Subfamily Appendicularinae Lahille, 1888 Genus Appendicularia Chamisso, 1821 Family Kowalevskiidae Lahille, 1888 Genus Kowalevskia Fol, 1872
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