Clavelinidae

Clavelinidae is a family of tunicates in the order Aplousobranchia.

Genera

, WoRMS recognizes the following genera in the family Clavelinidae:Clavelina Euclavella Nephtheis

''Pycnoclavella''

Phylogeny

Pycnoclavella has occasionally been placed in a separate family, Pycnoclavellidae, although phylogenetic studies have recovered it as a relative of Clavelina. In multiple analyses, the monotypic genus Nephtheis appears to branch from within Clavelina.