WoRMS taxon details
Pyrostremma spinosum (Herdman, 1888)
137255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137255)
accepted
Species
Propyrosoma spinosum (Herdman, 1888) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Pyrosoma (Pyrostremma) spinosum Herdman, 1888 · unaccepted (subgenus transfer)
Pyrosoma excelsior Perrier, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer and nomen oblitum)
Pyrosoma sedentarum Sebastian, 1971 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pyrosoma (Pyrostremma) spinosum Herdman, 1888) Herdman, W. A. (1888). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S."Challenger", during the years 1873-76. III, Ascidiae salpiformes, Thaliacea, Larvacea, etc. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 76): 1-165, pl. 1-11., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-76/README.htm [details]
(of Propyrosoma spinosum (Herdman, 1888)) Ivanova-Kazas, O.M. 1962. Sur les formes primitives du dévéloppement chez les Pyrosomida. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 3: 191-208. [details]
(of Propyrosoma spinosum (Herdman, 1888)) Ivanova-Kazas, O.M. 1962. Sur les formes primitives du dévéloppement chez les Pyrosomida. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 3: 191-208. [details]
Garic, R.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2026). World List of Thaliacea. Pyrostremma spinosum (Herdman, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137255 on 2026-09-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888) Herdman, W. A. (1888). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S."Challenger", during the years 1873-76. III, Ascidiae salpiformes, Thaliacea, Larvacea, etc. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 76): 1-165, pl. 1-11., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-76/README.htm [details]
original description (of Pyrosoma (Pyrostremma) spinosum Herdman, 1888) Herdman, W. A. (1888). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S."Challenger", during the years 1873-76. III, Ascidiae salpiformes, Thaliacea, Larvacea, etc. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 76): 1-165, pl. 1-11., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-76/README.htm [details]
original description (of Propyrosoma spinosum (Herdman, 1888)) Ivanova-Kazas, O.M. 1962. Sur les formes primitives du dévéloppement chez les Pyrosomida. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 3: 191-208. [details]
original description (of Pyrosoma excelsior Perrier, 1886) Perrier, E. (1886). Les explorations sous-marines. <em>Librairie Hachette et Cie., Paris.</em> i-iv, 1-352. [details]
original description (of Pyrosoma sedentarum Sebastian, 1971) Sebastian, V.O. (1971). <i>Pyrosoma sedentarium</i> n.sp. <em>Bulletin of the Department of Biological Oceanography of the University of Cochin.</em> 5: 77-79. [details]
original description (of Pyrosoma (Pyrostremma) spinosum Herdman, 1888) Herdman, W. A. (1888). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S."Challenger", during the years 1873-76. III, Ascidiae salpiformes, Thaliacea, Larvacea, etc. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 76): 1-165, pl. 1-11., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-76/README.htm [details]
original description (of Propyrosoma spinosum (Herdman, 1888)) Ivanova-Kazas, O.M. 1962. Sur les formes primitives du dévéloppement chez les Pyrosomida. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 3: 191-208. [details]
original description (of Pyrosoma excelsior Perrier, 1886) Perrier, E. (1886). Les explorations sous-marines. <em>Librairie Hachette et Cie., Paris.</em> i-iv, 1-352. [details]
original description (of Pyrosoma sedentarum Sebastian, 1971) Sebastian, V.O. (1971). <i>Pyrosoma sedentarium</i> n.sp. <em>Bulletin of the Department of Biological Oceanography of the University of Cochin.</em> 5: 77-79. [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
van Soest, R.W.M. (1975). Thaliacea of the Bermuda area. <em>Bull. Zool. Mus. Univ. Amsterdam.</em> 5(2): 8-12. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Badreddine, A.; Fatfat, S.; Aguilar, R. (2025). Unveiling Hidden Drifters: New Records of Colonial Pelagic Tunicates in Lebanese Waters and the Levantine Sea. <em>ISRG Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences.</em> II (I): 34-39., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14840319
page(s): 37 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Décima, M., M.R. Stukel, L. López-López & M.R. Landry. (2019). The unique ecological role of pyrosomes in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. <em>Limnology And Oceanography.</em> 64(2):728-743., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11071 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kott, P.; Bradford-Grieve, J.; Esnal, G.; Murdoch, R.C. (2009). Phylum Tunicata: sea squirts, salps, appendicularians, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 409-430. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source van der Land, J.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Thaliacea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 355-356 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source Badreddine, A.; Fatfat, S.; Aguilar, R. (2025). Unveiling Hidden Drifters: New Records of Colonial Pelagic Tunicates in Lebanese Waters and the Levantine Sea. <em>ISRG Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences.</em> II (I): 34-39., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14840319
page(s): 37 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Décima, M., M.R. Stukel, L. López-López & M.R. Landry. (2019). The unique ecological role of pyrosomes in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. <em>Limnology And Oceanography.</em> 64(2):728-743., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11071 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kott, P.; Bradford-Grieve, J.; Esnal, G.; Murdoch, R.C. (2009). Phylum Tunicata: sea squirts, salps, appendicularians, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 409-430. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source van der Land, J.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Thaliacea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 355-356 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pyrosoma excelsior Perrier, 1886)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyrostremma spinosum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888)
To PESI (from synonym Pyrosoma sedentarum Sebastian, 1971)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (4 records) (from synonym Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pyrosoma excelsior Perrier, 1886)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyrostremma spinosum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888)
To PESI (from synonym Pyrosoma sedentarum Sebastian, 1971)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (4 records) (from synonym Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888)
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