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Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888

137253  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137253)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Tunicata (Subphylum)
  5. Thaliacea (Class)
  6. Pyrosomatida (Order)
  7. Pyrosomatidae (Family)
  8. Pyrosomatinae (Subfamily)
  9. Pyrosoma (Genus)
  10. Pyrosoma spinosum (Species)
 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Herdman, W. A. (1888). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S."Challenger", during the years 1873-76. III, Ascidiae salpiformes, Thaliacea, Larvacea, etc. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 76): 1-165, pl. 1-11., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-76/README.htm [details] 
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical waters  
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical waters [details]
Garic, R.; Madin, L.; van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). World List of Thaliacea. Pyrosoma spinosum Herdman, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137253 on 2024-11-24
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2008-01-04 16:37:03Z
changed
van der Land, Jacob
2013-02-22 10:45:40Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Herdman, W. A. (1888). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S."Challenger", during the years 1873-76. III, Ascidiae salpiformes, Thaliacea, Larvacea, etc. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 76): 1-165, pl. 1-11., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-76/README.htm [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details] 

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] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical waters [details]

Habitat pelagic [details]
LanguageName 
English giant fire salp  [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) 
To PESI 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (4 records) 
To ITIS
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