Pyuridae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Stolidobranchia, class Ascidiacea. The family contains 17 accepted species worldwide.
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Pyura haustor (Stimpson, 1864)
Pyura haustor is a globular sea squirt native to the northeastern Pacific, found…
Halocynthia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Halocynthia papillosa is a bumpy, sac-shaped tunicate found across multiple ocea…
Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Pyura spinifera, the sea tulip, is a colorful sessile filter-feeding ascidian fo…
Herdmania grandis (Heller, 1878)
Herdmania grandis is a sea squirt species in the family Pyuridae, first describe…
Pyura pachydermatina (Herdman, 1881)
Pyura pachydermatina is a large, club-shaped tunicate native to the shallow cool…
Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816)
Herdmania momus, the red-throated ascidian, is a common sessile filter-feeding s…
Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878)
Pyura gibbosa is a sessile subtropical Australian sea squirt in the family Pyuri…
Pyura chilensis Molina, 1782
Pyura chilensis is a vanadium-accumulating tunicate found off the coasts of Chil…
Pyura praeputialis (Heller, 1878)
Pyura praeputialis, the cunjevoi tunicate, is native to Australian coasts and a …
Halocynthia aurantium (Pallas, 1787)
Halocynthia aurantium, the sea peach, is a northern Pacific tunicate species pre…
Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)
Pyura stolonifera is a large solitary ascidian found in temperate southern Afric…
Halocynthia igaboja Oka, 1906
Halocynthia igaboja (the sea hedgehog) is a large spiny solitary tunicate found …
Pyuridae animals belong to the Stolidobranchia order in the Animalia kingdom. The sea peach typically has a barrel shape, and can grow up to 18 centimetres in height. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Pyuridae is classified in the order Stolidobranchia, class Ascidiacea, phylum Chordata. It has a roughly globular body with a leathery outer body wall called a tunic, and two distinct siphons.
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