Pyura gibbosa is a species of sea-squirt in the family, Pyuridae,[2] and was first described in 1878 as Cynthia gibbosa by Camill Heller.[1][3]
| Pyura gibbosa | |
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| Washed up onshore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Pyuridae |
| Genus: | Pyura |
| Species: | P. gibbosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cynthia gibbosa Heller, 1878 | |
It is a sessile, subtropical species,[4] found in the temperate seas of the coasts of all Australian states with the exception of the Northern Territory.[2] It is hermaphroditic and both cross and self-fertilisation occurs. The eggs develop into larva before metamorphosing into adults.[4]
A good description of the species is given by Patricia Kott in a 1985 paper.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Species Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Camill Heller (1878). "Beiträge zur nähern Kenntnis der Tunicaten". Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse (in German). 77 (1): 1–28. ISSN 0723-9319. Wikidata Q127657898.
- ^ a b "Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Patricia Kott (1985). "The Australian Ascidiacea Part I, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 23: 1-440 [302]. Wikidata Q127255890.