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  1. Oikopleuridae - Wikipedia

  2. Oikopleura - Wikipedia

  3. Oikopleura Mertens, 1830 - World Register of Marine Species

  4. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Oikopleura (Vexillaria ...

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    Oikopleura is a genus of tunicates in the class Appendicularia (larvaceans). It forms a mucus house every four hours at 20 degrees Celsius. This house has a coarse mesh to keep out big particles, and a fine mesh that collects the small particles, down to the nanoplankton that includes (pelagic) bacteria .
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    Oikopleura contains bioluminescent species. About half of Oikopleura species are bioluminescent. The genus name comes from oikos (meaning "house") and pleura ("rib", or "side of the body"), referring to their ability to build a mucus house like other larvaceans.
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    A species of particular interest under this genus is the Oikopleura dioica, which is an anomaly among chordates. It has retained the fundamental body plan of the chordate; yet, it has lost the mechanism for retinoic acid signaling which operates during chordate development.
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    The presence, number, and distribution of subchordal cells provide good criteria for identifying species among the Oikopleurinae. Interestingly, only members of the genera Oikopleura, Folia, and Stegosoma with oral gland and subchordal cells show bioluminescence of the house ( Galt & Fenaux 1990 ).
  6. Oikopleuridae Lohmann, 1915 - World Register of Marine Species

  7. Oikopleuridae - biodiversityexplorer.info

  8. Development of the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica - Wiley …

  9. Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean: Subfamilia Oikopleurinae

  10. OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer, text page for Oikopleurinae

  11. Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean: Oikopleura cophocerca