Oikopleura dioica
| Oikopleura dioica | |
|---|---|
| Oikopleura dioica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Appendicularia |
| Order: | Copelata |
| Family: | Oikopleuridae |
| Genus: | Oikopleura |
| Species: | O. dioica |
| Binomial name | |
| Oikopleura dioica Fol, 1872 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 into developmental biology.