''Halocynthia'' is a
genus
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of
ascidian tunicate
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s in the
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Pyuridae
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. Species such as ''
H. roretzi'' are used as food.
Species within the genus ''Halocynthia'' include:
[Sanamyan, K. (2015)]
''Halocynthia'' Verrill, 1879 .
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* ''
Halocynthia aurantium''
(Pallas, 1787)
* ''
Halocynthia breviramosa''
Sluiter, 1904
* ''
Halocynthia cactus''
(Oka, 1932)
* ''
Halocynthia dumosa''
(Stimpson, 1855)
* ''
Halocynthia hilgendorfi''
(Traustedt, 1885)
* ''
Halocynthia igaboja''
Oka, 1906
* ''
Halocynthia igaguri''
Tokioka, 1953
* ''
Halocynthia microspinosa''
(Van Name, 1921)
* ''
Halocynthia okai''
Ritter, 1907
* ''
Halocynthia papillosa''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Halocynthia pyriformis''
(Rathke, 1806)
* ''
Halocynthia roretzi''
(Drasche, 1884)
* ''
Halocynthia simaensis''
Tokioka, 1949
* ''
Halocynthia spinosa''
Sluiter, 1905
* ''
Halocynthia turboga''
(Oka, 1929)
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
* ''Halocynthia arabica''
Monniot, 1965: synonym of ''
Halocynthia spinosa''
Sluiter, 1905
* ''Halocynthia arctica''
(Hartmeyer, 1899): synonym of ''
Boltenia echinata''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Halocynthia carnleyensis''
Bovien, 1921: synonym of ''
Pyura trita''
(Sluiter, 1900)
* ''Halocynthia castaneiformis''
(Drasche, 1884): synonym of ''
Boltenia villosa''
(Stimpson, 1864)
* ''Halocynthia cerebriformis''
(Herdman, 1881): synonym of ''
Pyura spinosa''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''Halocynthia chilensis''
(Molina, 1782): synonym of ''
Pyura chilensis
''Pyura chilensis,'' called in Spanish, is a tunicate of the family Pyuridae. It was described in 1782 by Juan Ignacio Molina.
Taxonomy
The earliest mention of the ''P. chilensis'' was in 1782 by Juan Ignacio Molina in his book . Molina, a Chile ...
''
Molina, 1782
* ''Halocynthia comma''
Hartmeyer, 1906: synonym of ''
Pyura comma''
(Hartmeyer, 1906)
* ''Halocynthia deani''
(Ritter, 1900): synonym of ''
Halocynthia aurantium''
(Pallas, 1787)
* ''Halocynthia defectiva''
Millar, 1962: synonym of ''
Halocynthia spinosa''
Sluiter, 1905
* ''Halocynthia discoveryi''
Herdman, 1910: synonym of ''
Pyura discoveryi''
(Herdman, 1910)
* ''Halocynthia echinata''
(Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of ''
Boltenia echinata''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Halocynthia gangelion''
(Savigny, 1816): synonym of ''
Pyura gangelion''
(Savigny, 1816)
* ''Halocynthia grandis''
(Heller, 1878): synonym of ''
Herdmania grandis''
(Heller, 1878)
* ''Halocynthia haustor''
(Stimpson, 1864): synonym of ''
Pyura haustor''
(Stimpson, 1864)
* ''Halocynthia hispida''
(Herdman, 1881): synonym of ''
Halocynthia dumosa''
(Stimpson, 1855)
* ''Halocynthia hystrix''
Oka, 1930: synonym of ''
Pyura sacciformis''
(Drasche, 1884)
* ''Halocynthia jacatrensis''
(Sluiter, 1890): synonym of ''
Pyura arenosa
''Pyura'' is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, ''Pyura'' are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially fished.
Species ...
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(Herdman, 1882)
* ''Halocynthia jakoboja''
Oka, 1906: synonym of ''
Halocynthia igaboja''
Oka, 1906
* ''Halocynthia johnsoni''
Ritter, 1909: synonym of ''
Pyura haustor''
(Stimpson, 1864)
* ''Halocynthia jokoboja''
Oka, 1906: synonym of ''
Pyura sacciformis''
(Drasche, 1884)
* ''Halocynthia karasboja''
Oka, 1906: synonym of ''
Pyura vittata
''Pyura'' is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, ''Pyura'' are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially fished.
Species ...
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(Stimpson, 1852)
* ''Halocynthia michaelseni''
Oka, 1906: synonym of ''
Pyura sacciformis''
(Drasche, 1884)
* ''Halocynthia mirabilis''
(Drasche, 1884): synonym of ''
Herdmania mirabilis''
(Drasche, 1884)
* ''Halocynthia momus''
(Savigny, 1816): synonym of ''
Herdmania momus''
(Savigny, 1816)
* ''Halocynthia owstoni''
Oka, 1906: synonym of ''
Halocynthia igaboja''
Oka, 1906
* ''Halocynthia paessleri''
(Michaelsen, 1900): synonym of ''
Pyura paessleri
''Pyura'' is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, ''Pyura'' are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially fished.
Species ...
''
(Michaelsen, 1900)
* ''Halocynthia pallida''
(Heller, 1878): synonym of ''
Herdmania pallida''
(Heller, 1878)
* ''Halocynthia partita''
(Stimpson, 1852): synonym of ''
Styela canopus''
(Savigny, 1816)
* ''Halocynthia polycarpa''
Sluiter, 1904: synonym of ''
Pyura polycarpa''
(Sluiter, 1904)
* ''Halocynthia pulchella''
(Verrill, 1871): synonym of ''
Dendrodoa pulchella''
(Rathke, 1806)
* ''Halocynthia riiseana''
(Traustedt, 1883): synonym of ''
Pyura vittata
''Pyura'' is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, ''Pyura'' are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially fished.
Species ...
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(Stimpson, 1852)
* ''Halocynthia ritteri''
(Oka, 1906): synonym of ''
Halocynthia igaboja''
Oka, 1906
* ''Halocynthia rustica''
(Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of ''
Styela rustica''
Linnaeus, 1767
* ''Halocynthia sanderi''
(Traustedt & Weltner, 1894): synonym of ''
Pyura sacciformis''
(Drasche, 1884)
* ''Halocynthia setosa''
Sluiter, 1905: synonym of ''
Pyura setosa''
(Sluiter, 1905)
* ''Halocynthia stubenrauchi''
(Michaelsen, 1900): synonym of ''
Pyura stubenrauchi''
(Michaelsen, 1900)
* ''Halocynthia superba''
(Ritter, 1900): synonym of ''
Halocynthia aurantium''
(Pallas, 1787)
* ''Halocynthia transversaria''
Sluiter, 1904: synonym of ''
Boltenia transversaria''
(Sluiter, 1904)
* ''Halocynthia tuberculum''
Verrill, 1879: synonym of ''
Styela coriacea''
(Alder & Hancock, 1848)
* ''Halocynthia vanhaffeni''
Michaelsen, 1904: synonym of ''
Pyura stolonifera
''Pyura'' is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, ''Pyura'' are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially fished.
Specie ...
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(Heller, 1878)
* ''Halocynthia vanhoeffeni''
Michaelsen, 1904: synonym of ''
Pyura stolonifera
''Pyura'' is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, ''Pyura'' are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially fished.
Specie ...
''
(Heller, 1878)
* ''Halocynthia vanhoffeni''
Michaelsen, 1904: synonym of ''
Pyura stolonifera
''Pyura'' is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, ''Pyura'' are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially fished.
Specie ...
''
(Heller, 1878)
* ''Halocynthia villosa''
(Stimpson, 1864): synonym of ''
Boltenia villosa''
(Stimpson, 1864)
* ''Halocynthia washingtonia''
Ritter, 1913: synonym of ''
Pyura haustor''
(Stimpson, 1864)
References
External links
*
Tunicate genus link'- contains genus ''Halocynthia'' information
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