Pyrosoma sp.01 Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma sp.01 is commonly referred to as Pyrosomes. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Robyn J. Waayers, USA

Pyrosoma sp.2014

Pyrosomes (Pyrosoma sp.) are colonial tunicates embedded in a gelatinous tunic. These can also be bioluminescent, and are normally pelagic (found in the open ocean). They were washed up dead along the beach. Thanks to my colleague Paul Detwiler for identifying these creatures.July 15 - 17, 2014 , Dockweiler State Beach, Los Angeles, California
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lexID:: 13718
AphiaID:: 137224

Scientific:: Pyrosoma sp.01
German:: Feuerwalze
English:: Pyrosomes

Category:: Sprzągle

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Thaliacea (Class) > Pyrosomatida (Order) > Pyrosomatidae (Family) > Pyrosoma (Genus) > sp.01 (Species)
Initial determination:: Péron, 1804

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, USA
Sea depth:: Meter
Food:: Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pyrosoma aherniosum
Pyrosoma atlanticum
Atlantische Feuerwalze
Pyrosoma godeauxi
Pyrosoma ovatum
Pyrosoma spinosum

More related species in this lexicon:

Pyrosoma sp.01
Feuerwalze

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-03-17 20:35:22
Last edit:: 2021-03-17 20:38:28

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Pyrosoma Péron, 1804

Pyrosomes (Pyrosoma sp.) are colonial tunicates embedded in a gelatinous tunic. These can also be bioluminescent, and are normally pelagic (found in the open ocean).

They were washed up dead along the beach (Dockweiler State Beach, Los Angeles, California).

External links

Natural History of Orange County, California (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2021.

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