WoRMS taxon details
Pyrosomatidae Lahille, 1888
- Subfamily Pyrosomatinae Lahille, 1888
- Genus Pyrosoma Péron, 1804
- Genus Pyrosomella van Soest, 1979
- Genus Dipleurosoma Brooks, 1906 accepted as Pyrosoma Péron, 1804 (junior synonym)
- Subfamily Pyrostremmatinae van Soest, 1979
- Genus Pyrostremma Garstang, 1929
- Genus Propyrosoma Ivanova-Kazas, 1962 accepted as Pyrostremma Garstang, 1929 (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lahille, M. F. (1888). Étude systématique des tuniciers. <em>Compt. Rendus Assoc. France Adv. Sci.</em> 16 (2): 667-677. [details] 
Garic, R.; Madin, L.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2025). World List of Thaliacea. Pyrosomatidae Lahille, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137216 on 2025-04-25
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Lahille, M. F. (1888). Étude systématique des tuniciers. <em>Compt. Rendus Assoc. France Adv. Sci.</em> 16 (2): 667-677. [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (1981). A monograph of the order Pyrosomatida (Tunicata, Thaliacea). <em>Journal of Plankton Research.</em> 3 (4): 603-631. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (1981). A monograph of the order Pyrosomatida (Tunicata, Thaliacea). <em>Journal of Plankton Research.</em> 3 (4): 603-631. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Van Soest, R.W.M. (1979). Revised classification of the order Pyrosomatida (Tunicata, Thaliacea) with the description of a new genus. <em>Steenstrupia.</em> 5 (11): 197-217. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source van der Land, J.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Thaliacea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 355-356 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source van der Land, J.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Thaliacea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 355-356 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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| Japanese | ヒカリボヤ科 | [details] |
