Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Tunicata > Class Appendicularia > Order Copelata > Family Oikopleuridae > Subfamily Oikopleurinae > Tribe Labiata > Genus Oikopleura > Subgenus Oikopleura (Vexillaria)

Oikopleura (Vexillaria) villafrancae Fenaux, 1992

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

OikopleuraMertens, 1830accepted genus name

Literature

basis of record

van der Land, J. (2001). Appendicularia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 356

additional source

Fenaux, R., Q. Bone, and D. Deibel. 1998. Appendicularian distribution and zoogeography, p. 251-264. In q. Bone [ed.], The biology of pelagic tunicates. Oxford University Press.

additional source

UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Oikopleura (Vexillaria) villafrancae Fenaux, 1992. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103418

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex V EU Habitat Directive Annex V: Species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.

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2008-04-10 by Russ Hopcroft

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