Pyura | |
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The sea tulip Pyura spinifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Pleurogona |
Suborder: | Stolidobranchia |
Family: | Pyuridae |
Genus: |
Pyura Molina, 1782 |
Species: | see text |
Pyura is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, Pyura are filter feeders.
Species in this genus include