Pyuridae is a family of
tunicate
A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (). It is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum was at one time ca ...
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[Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015)]
Pyuridae.
In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2015) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-29
Species of ''Halocynthia'', ''Microcosmus'' and ''Pyura'' ''spp.'' are eaten as
seafoods
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans, prominently including fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g. bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters and mussels, and cephalopods such as octopus and ...
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Genera
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Bathypera
''Bathypera'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae
Pyuridae is a family of tunicates.Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015)Pyuridae.In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; ...
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Bathypyura'' Monniot & Monniot, 1973
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Boltenia
''Boltenia'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae.
Species within the genus ''Boltenia'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Boltenia'' Savigny, 1816 .In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Sw ...
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Bolteniopsis
''Bolteniopsis'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae
Pyuridae is a family of tunicates.Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015)Pyuridae.In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J ...
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Claudenus
''Claudenus'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae
Pyuridae is a family of tunicates.Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015)Pyuridae.In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; ...
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Cratostigma
''Cratostigma'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae
Pyuridae is a family of tunicates.Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015)Pyuridae.In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J. ...
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Ctenyura
''Ctenyura'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae
Pyuridae is a family of tunicates.Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015)Pyuridae.In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; ...
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Culeolus''
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Halocynthia''
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Hartmeyeria''
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Herdmania
''Herdmania'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae.
Species within the genus ''Herdmania'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Herdmania'' Lahille, 1888 .In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; ...
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Heterostigma''
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Microcosmus''
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Pyura
''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.
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See also
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Sea peach
References
Stolidobranchia
Tunicate families
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