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Ascidiacea taxon details

Pyura Molina, 1782 
AphiaID: 103524

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Tunicata > Ascidiacea > Stolidobranchia > Pyuridae
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Pyuridae Hartmeyer, 1908
Synonymised
taxa
  Cynthiopsis Michaelsen, 1904
Forbesella Lacaze-Duthiers & Delage, 1892
Forbesia Lacaze-Duthiers & Delage, 1892
Hyalocynthia Oka, 1930
Paracynthia Arnback, 1938
Podocynthia Oka, 1929
Pyuropsis Michaelsen, 1912
Sources  from synonym: Sanamyan, K. (2007). Database of extant Ascidiacea. Version of 2 November 2007. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa

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 Species Pyura abradata Kott, 1985
Species Pyura ambonensis Millar, 1975
Species Pyura antillarum Van Name, 1921
Species Pyura arenosa (Herdman, 1882)
Species Pyura aripuensis Herdman, 1906
Species Pyura australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura baliensis Millar, 1975
Species Pyura bouvetensis (Michaelsen, 1904)
Species Pyura breviramosa (Sluiter, 1904)
Species Pyura cadamostoi Monniot, 1994
Species Pyura camranica Vorontsova & Cole, 1995
Species Pyura cancellata Brewin, 1946
Species Pyura capensis Hartmeyer, 1911
Species Pyura carnea Brewin, 1948
Species Pyura chilensis Molina, 1782
Species Pyura columna Monniot & Monniot, 1991
Species Pyura comma (Hartmeyer, 1906)
Species Pyura confragosa Kott, 1985
Species Pyura crassacapitata Kott, 1985
Species Pyura crinita Michaelsen, 1922
Species Pyura curvigona Tokioka, 1950
Species Pyura dalbyi Rius & Teske, 2011
Species Pyura discoveryi (Herdman, 1910)
Species Pyura discrepans (Sluiter, 1898)
Species Pyura duplicata Van Name, 1918
Species Pyura dura (Heller, 1877)
Species Pyura elongata Tokioka, 1952
Species Pyura erythrostoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura fissa (Herdman, 1881)
Species Pyura gangelion (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura georgiana (Michaelsen, 1898)
Species Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878)
Species Pyura haustor (Stimpson, 1864)
Species Pyura hebridensis Monniot & Monniot, 2003
Species Pyura herdmani (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura honu Monniot & Monniot, 1987
Species Pyura hupferi Michaelsen, 1908
Species Pyura inopinata Monniot, 1978
Species Pyura irregularis (Herdman, 1881)
Species Pyura isobella Kott, 1985
Species Pyura lanka Herdman, 1906
Species Pyura legumen (Lesson, 1830)
Species Pyura lepidoderma Tokioka, 1949
Species Pyura lignosa Michaelsen, 1908
Species Pyura littoralis (Kott, 1956)
Species Pyura lutea (Sluiter, 1900)
Species Pyura lycoperdon Monniot & Monniot, 1983
Species Pyura mariscata Rodrigues, 1966
Species Pyura microcosmus (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura millari Rodrigues, 1966
Species Pyura mirabilis (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura molguloides (Herdman, 1899)
Species Pyura mozambica Monniot, 2002
Species Pyura multiruga Monniot & Monniot, 1982
Species Pyura munita (Van Name, 1902)
Species Pyura navicula Kott, 1985
Species Pyura obesa Hartmeyer, 1919
Species Pyura ostreophila Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928
Species Pyura pachydermatina (Herdman, 1881)
Species Pyura paessleri (Michaelsen, 1900)
Species Pyura pantex (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura pennata Monniot & Monniot, 1991
Species Pyura picta Brewin, 1950
Species Pyura pilosa Monniot & Monniot, 1974
Species Pyura polycarpa (Sluiter, 1904)
Species Pyura praeputialis (Heller, 1878)
Species Pyura praia Monniot & Monniot, 1967
Species Pyura pulla (Sluiter, 1900)
Species Pyura rapaformis Kott, 1990
Species Pyura robusta Hartmeyer, 1922
Species Pyura rugata Brewin, 1948
Species Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura sansibarica Michaelsen, 1908
Species Pyura scortea Kott, 1985
Species Pyura setosa (Sluiter, 1905)
Species Pyura shiinoi Tokioka, 1949
Species Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura spinosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura spinosissima Michaelsen, 1922
Species Pyura squamata Hartmeyer, 1911
Species Pyura squamulosa (Alder, 1863)
Species Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)
Species Pyura stubenrauchi (Michaelsen, 1900)
Species Pyura styeliformis Monniot & Monniot, 2001
Species Pyura subuculata (Sluiter, 1900)
Species Pyura suteri Michaelsen, 1908
Species Pyura tasmanensis Kott, 1985
Species Pyura tessellata (Forbes, 1848)
Species Pyura torpida (Sluiter, 1898)
Species Pyura trigamica Tokioka, 1953
Species Pyura trita (Sluiter, 1900)
Species Pyura tunica Kott, 1969
Species Pyura turqueti (Sluiter, 1905)
Species Pyura typica author unknown
Species Pyura uatio Monniot, 1991
Species Pyura vannamei Monniot, 1994
Species Pyura viarecta Kott, 1985
Species Pyura vittata (Stimpson, 1852)

Species Pyura aculeata Hartmeyer, 1909 accepted as Boltenia villosa (Stimpson, 1864)
Species Pyura albanyensis Michaelsen, 1927 accepted as Pyura gangelion (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899) accepted as Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Pyura aspera Tokioka, 1949 accepted as Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura aspersa Tokioka, 1949 accepted as Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura aurantium (Pallas, 1787) accepted as Halocynthia aurantium (Pallas, 1787)
Species Pyura australiensis (Carter, 1885) accepted as Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura bradleyi Van Name, 1931 accepted as Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)
Species Pyura castaneiformis Drasche, 1884 accepted as Boltenia villosa (Stimpson, 1864)
Species Pyura cataphracta (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Pyura spinosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura cavernosa (Lesueur, 1823) accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878
Species Pyura ceylonica (Herdman, 1906) accepted as Herdmania pallida (Heller, 1878)
Species Pyura chathamensis Brewin, 1956 accepted as Pyura lutea (Sluiter, 1900)
Species Pyura clavigera (Traustedt, 1883) accepted as Pyura chilensis Molina, 1782
Species Pyura echinata (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Pyura echinops Arnback, 1938 accepted as Pyura stubenrauchi (Michaelsen, 1900)
Species Pyura herdmanni (Drasche, 1884) accepted as Pyura herdmani (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura inflata Van Name, 1918 accepted as Herdmania inflata (Van Name, 1918)
Species Pyura jacatrensis (Sluiter, 1890) accepted as Pyura arenosa (Herdman, 1882)
Species Pyura leeuwinia Kott, 1952 accepted as Pyura spinosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura liouvillia Sluiter, 1912 accepted as Bathypera splendens (Michaelsen, 1904)
Species Pyura lycoperon Monniot & Monniot, 1983 accepted as Pyura lycoperdon Monniot & Monniot, 1983
Species Pyura masuii Tokioka, 1949 accepted as Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura michaelseni (Oka, 1906) accepted as Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura molinae Blainville, 1824 accepted as Pyura chilensis Molina, 1782
Species Pyura momus (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura mosambica Monniot, 2002 accepted as Pyura mozambica Monniot, 2002
Species Pyura mulguloides (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Pyura molguloides (Herdman, 1899)
Species Pyura multiradicata (Herdman, 1899) accepted as Pyura spinifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura okai (Ritter, 1907) accepted as Halocynthia igaboja Oka, 1906
Species Pyura ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Pyura pachydermata (Herdman, 1881) accepted as Pyura pachydermatina (Herdman, 1881)
Species Pyura pallida (Heller, 1878) accepted as Herdmania pallida (Heller, 1878)
Species Pyura papietensis (Herdman, 1882) accepted as Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura papillosa (Gunnerus, 1765) accepted as Halocynthia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Pyura parvispinatus Kott, 1952 accepted as Pyura australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Pyura pectinicola Michaelsen, 1908 accepted as Halocynthia pyriformis (Rathke, 1806)
Species Pyura plicata Kott, 1952 accepted as Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura polyducta Monniot & Monniot, 1989 accepted as Herdmania polyducta (Monniot & Monniot, 1989)
Species Pyura pyriformis (Rathke, 1806) accepted as Halocynthia pyriformis (Rathke, 1806)
Species Pyura sanderi (Traustedt & Weltner, 1894) accepted as Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura savignyi (Philippi, 1843) accepted as Pyura microcosmus (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura scabriscula Sars, 1870 accepted as Polycarpa pomaria (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura scoresbiensis Kott, 1972 accepted as Pyura gangelion (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura tendata Kott, 1972 accepted as Pyura molguloides (Herdman, 1899)
Species Pyura thompsoni (Hartmeyer, 1903) accepted as Boltenia ovifera (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Pyura tongaea Monniot & Monniot, 1976 accepted as Pyura gangelion (Savigny, 1816)
Species Pyura valdiviae (Michaelsen, 1904) accepted as Pyura herdmani (Drasche, 1884)
Species Pyura variabilis (Lesueur, 1823) accepted as Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878
Species Pyura villosa (Stimpson, 1864) accepted as Boltenia villosa (Stimpson, 1864)
Species Pyura violacea Peres, 1949 accepted as Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)
Environment marine, terrestrial
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Host of  Protomolgus duplex Moon & I.H. Kim, 2011 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Lichomolgus pectinatus Moon & I.H. Kim, 2011 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103524
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Monniot, Claude
2006-09-28 06:51:36Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2007-12-05 10:29:40Z  checked  Sanamyan, Karen
  
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  Citation: Sanamyan, K.; Monniot, C. (2013). Pyura Molina, 1782. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2013) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2013) Ascidiacea World Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103524 on 2013-05-19
  

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