WoRMS taxon details
Pyura legumen (Lesson, 1830)
251275 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:251275)
accepted
Species
Boltenia coacta Gould, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
Boltenia coarcta Gould, 1852 · unaccepted (literature misspelling)
Boltenia legumen Lesson, 1830 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Boltenia legumen Lesson, 1830) Lesson, R. P. (1830). Centurie zoologique, ou, Choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus. <em>Paris, Levrault.</em> 254 pp. 80 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/41400#/summary [details] 
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Pyura legumen (Lesson, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=251275 on 2025-08-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Boltenia coacta Gould, 1852) Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152 [details]
original description (of Boltenia legumen Lesson, 1830) Lesson, R. P. (1830). Centurie zoologique, ou, Choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus. <em>Paris, Levrault.</em> 254 pp. 80 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/41400#/summary [details]
basis of record Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]
original description (of Boltenia legumen Lesson, 1830) Lesson, R. P. (1830). Centurie zoologique, ou, Choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus. <em>Paris, Levrault.</em> 254 pp. 80 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/41400#/summary [details]
basis of record Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
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. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Pylegu [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Boltenia legumen Lesson, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Boltenia coarcta Gould, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Boltenia coacta Gould, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyura legumen)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (38 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Boltenia coarcta Gould, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Boltenia coacta Gould, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyura legumen)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (38 records)
To ITIS
