Althoffia
Genus of chordates
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Appendicularia |
Order: | Copelata |
Family: | Oikopleuridae |
Subfamily: | Oikopleurinae |
Tribe: | Alabiata |
Genus: | Althoffia Lohmann, 1892 |
Species: | A. tumida |
Binomial name | |
Althoffia tumida Lohmann, 1892 |
Althoffia is a monotypic genus of larvacean tunicates belonging to the family Oikopleuridae. The only species is Althoffia tumida.[1]
Distribution
The species is distributed in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. It has been found at depths of less than 20 meters, in waters ranging from 15.8 °C (60.4 °F) to 27 °C (81 °F).[2]
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Extant Appendicularia (larvacean) genera
- Kingdom Animalia
- (unranked) Bilateria
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Tunicata
Appendiculariinae |
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Fritillariinae |
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Oikopleurinae |
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