Pyura pachydermatina

Pyura pachydermatina
Pyura pachydermatina washed up on a beach.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Pyuridae
Genus: Pyura
Species:
P. pachydermatina
Binomial name
Pyura pachydermatina
(Herdman, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Boltenia pachydermatina Herdman, 1881
  • Boltenia pedunculata Hutton, 1873
  • Pyura pachydermata (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.

  1. ^ Sanamyan, Karen (2012). "Pyura pachydermatina (Herdman, 1881)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-04-18.