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Family: Pyuridae (See list of species below)

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30 species in Mediterranean and Black Sea with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Boltenia echinata [Spiny-tipped tunicate]	No picture found Bolteniopsis prenanti []	No picture found Claudenus appendiculata []
No picture found Cratostigma campoyi []	No picture found Cratostigma gravellophila []	No picture found Cratostigma regularis []
No picture found Cratostigma vestigialis []	Halocynthia papillosa []	Herdmania momus [Herdman's sea squirt]
No picture found Heterostigma fagei []	No picture found Heterostigma gonochorica []	No picture found Heterostigma mediterranea []
No picture found Heterostigma melitensis []	No picture found Heterostigma reptans []	No picture found Heterostigma separ []
No picture found Microcosmus claudicans []	No picture found Microcosmus exasperatus []	No picture found Microcosmus nudistigma []
Microcosmus polymorphus []	Microcosmus sabatieri []	No picture found Microcosmus savignyi []
Microcosmus squamiger [Scaly tunicate]	No picture found Microcosmus sulcatus []	Microcosmus vulgaris []
No picture found Pyura corallina []	No picture found Pyura dura []	No picture found Pyura microcosmus []
No picture found Pyura squamulosa []	No picture found Pyura stolonifera [Red bait]	No picture found Pyura tessellata []

30 Species of Family Pyuridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Boltenia echinata	Spiny-tipped tunicate	Northern Pacific, Norther	2 WD
Bolteniopsis prenanti		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Claudenus appendiculata		Mediterranean.
Cratostigma campoyi		Mediterranean.
Cratostigma gravellophila		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cratostigma regularis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cratostigma vestigialis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Halocynthia papillosa		Atlantic, Western Pacific
Herdmania momus	Herdman's sea squirt	Indo-West Pacific, Atlant	8 TL
Heterostigma fagei		Northeast Atlantic and th
Heterostigma gonochorica		Northeast Atlantic and th
Heterostigma mediterranea		Northeast Atlantic and th
Heterostigma melitensis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Heterostigma reptans		Northeast Atlantic and th
Heterostigma separ		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Microcosmus claudicans		Eastern Indian Ocean, Atl	4 WD
Microcosmus exasperatus		Indo-West Pacific, Atlant	5.5 TL
Microcosmus nudistigma		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Microcosmus polymorphus		Atlantic and the Mediterr	15 TL
Microcosmus sabatieri		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Microcosmus savignyi		Eastern Atlantic and the
Microcosmus squamiger	Scaly tunicate	Cosmopolitan.	5 COLD
Microcosmus sulcatus		Western Indian Ocean and
Microcosmus vulgaris		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Pyura corallina		Mediterranean Sea.
Pyura dura		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Pyura microcosmus		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Pyura squamulosa		Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Pyura stolonifera	Red bait	Eastern Atlantic, Indo-We	40 TL
Pyura tessellata		Atlantic Ocean and the Me

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