Definition of Oikopleura. Meaning of Oikopleura. Synonyms of Oikopleura

- 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...
- Oikopleura dioica is a species of small pelagic tunicate found in the surface waters of most of the world's oceans. It is used as a model organism in research...
- and can reach up to ten times their body length. In some genera like Oikopleura, houses are built and discarded every few hours, with sinking houses playing...
- Oikopleura cophocerca is a species of small pelagic tunicate found in the surface waters of most of the world's oceans. It superficially resembles a tadpole...
- is now recognized as cellulose rather than any alternative substance. Oikopleura cophocerca in its "house". Arrows indicate water movement and (x) the...
- family, it has been especially well-researched thanks to the ubiquity of Oikopleura dioica as a model species. It comprises two subfamilies, Bathochordaeinae...
- appendiculariae was discovered as a parasite attached to the tail of a species of Oikopleura. "Gromia appendiculariae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved...
- It is a benthic fish that feeds on crustaceans, smaller fishes, and Oikopleura. Atlantic spiny lumpsuckers are found in the Arctic and coastal parts...
- the vicinity of northwest Washington, USA. Its host is the sea squirt Oikopleura labradoriensis. Trophozoites of A. floodi are encased by membrane and...
- (ed.). "The Evolving Proteome of a Complex Extracellular Matrix, the Oikopleura House". PLOS ONE. 7 (7): e40172. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...740172H. doi:10.1371/journal...