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Pyura pachydermatina Sea Tulip

Pyura pachydermatinais commonly referred to as Sea Tulip. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Pyura pachydermatina, Southland, New Zealand 2022


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
15548 
AphiaID:
251287 
Scientific:
Pyura pachydermatina 
German:
See-Tulpe 
English:
Sea Tulip 
Category:
Sjöpungar 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Pyuridae (Family) > Pyura (Genus) > pachydermatina (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Herdman, ), 1881 
Occurrence:
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
15.75" - 39.37" (40cm - 100cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
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
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in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-02-03 17:40:11 

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Pyura pachydermatina (Herdman, 1881)

Pyura pachydermatina is a sea tulip, a solitary species of tunicate in the suborder Stolidobranchia. It is native to shallow waters around New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Boltenia pachydermatina Herdman, 1881 · unaccepted (original combination)
Boltenia pedunculata Hutton, 1873 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pyura pachydermata (Herdman, 1881) · unaccepted (misspelling)

Direct children (1):
Subspecies Pyura pachydermatina draschii Kott, 1972 accepted as Pyura gibbosa draschii Kott, 1972

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