Pyura haustor Solitary ascidian

Pyura haustoris commonly referred to as Solitary ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Pyura haustor, solitary sea squirt, 2017

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lexID:: 13034
AphiaID:: 251266

Scientific:: Pyura haustor
German:: Solitäre Seescheide
English:: Solitary Ascidian

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Pyuridae (Family) > Pyura (Genus) > haustor (Species)
Initial determination:: (Stimpson, ), 1864

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - 200 Meter
Size:: 3,5 cm
Temperature:: 46.4 °F - 50 °F (8°C - 10°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Filter feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pyura abradata
Pyura antillarum
Pyura arenosa
Pyura aripuensis
Pyura australia
Pyura bouvetensis
Pyura breviramosa
Pyura capensis
Pyura chilensis
Chilenische Seescheide
Pyura columna
Pyura confragosa
Pyura crassacapitata
Pyura curvigona
Pyura discoveryi
Pyura dura
Pyura elongata
Längliche Seescheide
Pyura fissa
Pyura gangelion
Pyura georgiana
Pyura gibbosa
See-Tulpe
Pyura haustor
Solitäre Seescheide
Pyura hebridensis
Pyura herdmanni
Pyura honu
Pyura irregularis
Pyura isobella
Pyura lanka
Pyura legumen
Pyura lepidoderma
Pyura lignosa
Pyura littoralis
Pyura lycoperdon
Pyura microcosmus
Seescheide
Pyura mirabilis
Aladdins Wunderlampe
Pyura mozambica
Pyura mulguloides
Pyura multiruga
Pyura navicula
Pyura obesa
Pyura ostreophila
Pyura pachydermatina
See-Tulpe
Pyura paessleri
Pyura pantex
Pyura pennata
Pyura pilosa
Pyura polycarpa
Pyura praeputialis
Seescheide
Pyura rapaformis
Pyura robusta
Pyura sacciformis
Pyura sansibarica
Pyura scortea
Pyura setosa
Seescheide
Pyura spinifera
Riesen Meertulpe
Pyura spinosa
Pyura squamata
Pyura squamulosa
Pyura stolonifera
Cunjevoi-Seescheide
Pyura stubenrauchi
Pyura styeliformis
Pyura subuculata
Pyura tasmanensis
Pyura tessellata
Pyura tunica
Pyura turqueti
Pyura typica
Pyura viarecta
Pyura vittata

More related species in this lexicon:

Pyura doppelgangera
"Doppelgänger-Seescheide"

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-05-22 20:09:51
Last edit:: 2020-05-22 20:23:35

Info

Pyura haustor (Stimpson, 1864)

How to Distinguish from Similar Species: The rough tunic, broad attachment, tall stature, and red on the siphons distinguish this species.

Diet includes crustacean, echinoderm, and mollusk larvae and eggs, as well as the larvae and eggs of tunicates.

Synonymised names:
Cynthia erecta Ritter, 1900 (original combination)
Cynthia haustor Stimpson, 1864 (original combination)
Cynthia macrosiphonus Ritter, 1900 (original combination)
Halocynthia haustor (Stimpson, 1864) (new combination)
Halocynthia johnsoni Ritter, 1909 (original combination)
Halocynthia washingtonia Ritter, 1913 (original combination)

Scientific paper

OXYTOCIC ACTIVITY IN THE NEURAL COMPLEX OF TWO ASCIDIANS, CHELYOSOMA PRODUCTUM AND PYURA HAUSTOR ¹, , 1959

External links

Ascidians from the North-Western Pacific region. 3. Pyuridae (en). Abgerufen am 03.07.2022.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Invertebrates of the Salish Sea (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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