Pyuridae

Pyuridae
Microcosmus sabatieri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Stolidobranchia
Family:	Pyuridae
Genera
See text

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

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