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Mesoikopleura gyroceanis Fenaux, 1993

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Mesoikopleura gyroceanis Fenaux, 1993
Name authority
Fenaux, 1993
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Appendicularia
Order
Copelata
Family
Oikopleuridae
Genus
Mesoikopleura
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumTunicata
  5. classAppendicularia
  6. orderCopelata
  7. familyOikopleuridae Lohmann, 1915
  8. subfamilyOikopleurinae Lohmann, 1896
  9. tribeAlabiata Fenaux, 1993
  10. genusMesoikopleura Fenaux, 1993
  11. speciesMesoikopleura gyroceanis Fenaux, 1993

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Mesoikopleura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Mesoikopleura haranti (Vernières, 1934)OikopleuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mesoikopleura youngbluthi Fenaux, 1993OikopleuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mesoikopleura enterospira Fenaux, 1993OikopleuridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 30 records assigned to Oikopleuridae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Fenaux, R. (1993). A new genus of midwater appendicularian: Mesoikopleura with four species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 73. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400033178 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:423RY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.