Pyuridae
Family of sea squirts
| Pyuridae | |
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| Microcosmus sabatieri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Pyuridae |
| Genera | |
| See text | |
Pyuridae is a family of tunicates.[1]
Species of Halocynthia, Microcosmus and Pyura spp. are eaten as seafoods.
Genera
- Bathypera
- Bathypyura Monniot & Monniot, 1973
- Boltenia
- Bolteniopsis
- Claudenus Kott, 1998
- Cratostigma
- Ctenyura
- Culeolus
- Halocynthia
- Hartmeyeria
- Hemistyela Millar, 1955
- Herdmania
- Heterostigma
- Microcosmus
- Paraculeolus Vinogradova, 1970
- Pyura
See also
References
- ^ 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
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