Pyrosoma atlanticum

Pyrosoma atlanticum
Pyrosoma atlanticum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Thaliacea
Order: Pyrosomatida
Family: Pyrosomatidae
Genus: Pyrosoma
Species:
P. atlanticum
Binomial name
Pyrosoma atlanticum
Péron, 1804 [1]
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Dipleurosoma ellipticum Brooks, 1906
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum dipleurosoma Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum echinatum Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum f. elegans Lesueur, 1815
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum hawaiiense Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum intermedium Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum paradoxum Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum triangulum Neumann, 1913
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum var. giganteum Lesueur, 1815
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum var. levatum Seeliger, 1895
  • Pyrosoma atlanticum var. tuberculosum Seeliger, 1895
  • Pyrosoma benthica Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1966
  • Pyrosoma elegans Lesueur, 1813
  • Pyrosoma ellipticum (Brooks, 1906)
  • Pyrosoma giganteum Lesueur, 1815
  • Pyrosoma giganteum var. atlanticum Péron, 1804
  • Pyrosoma rufum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Pyrosoma triangulum Neumann, 1909

Pyrosoma atlanticum is a pelagic species of marine colonial tunicate in the class Thaliacea found in temperate waters worldwide. The name of the genus comes from the Greek words pyros meaning 'fire' and soma meaning 'body', referring to the bright bioluminescence sometimes emitted.[2] The specific epithet atlanticum refers to the Atlantic Ocean, from where the first specimen of the species was collected for scientific description; it was described in 1804 by François Péron, a French naturalist.[1]

  1. ^ a b c WoRMS. "Pyrosoma atlanticum Péron, 1804". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ Pyrosoma atlanticum (Peron, 1804) : Pyrosome Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine The JelliesZone. Retrieved 2011-11-10.