Global InformationOikopleura cophocerca information
| Oikopleura cophocerca | |
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| Oikopleura cophocerca inside its house. The arrows show water flow and (x) shows the net which filters out plankton | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Appendicularia |
| Order: | Copelata |
| Family: | Oikopleuridae |
| Genus: | Oikopleura |
| Species: | O. cophocerca
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| Binomial name | |
| Oikopleura cophocerca (Gegenbaur, 1855)[1]
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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 and is surrounded by a transparent mucus net known as a "house".
- ^ Hopcroft, Russ (2012). "Oikopleura (Vexillaria) cophocerca (Gegenbaur, 1855)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-04-07.