Pyuridae Explained

Pyuridae is a family of tunicates.^[1]

Species of Halocynthia, Microcosmus and Pyura spp. are eaten as seafoods.

Genera

• Bathypera
• Bathypyura Monniot & Monniot, 1973
• Boltenia
• Bolteniopsis
• Claudenus Kott, 1998
• Cratostigma
• Ctenyura
• Culeolus
• Halocynthia
• Hartmeyeria
• Hemistyela Millar, 1955
• Herdmania
• Heterostigma
• Microcosmus
• Paraculeolus Vinogradova, 1970
• Pyura

See also

• Sea peach

Notes and References

1. Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2015). Pyuridae. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2015) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-29