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Pyrostremma Spinosum
''Pyrostremma'' is a genus of marine pyrosome Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates in family Pyrosomatidae. Pyrosomes consist of colonies of small Zooids. There are three genera, '' Pyrosoma'', '' Pyrosomella'' and '' Pyrostremma'', and eight species. They usually live in the uppe ... containing 2 species. Taxonomy ''Pyrostremma'' contains the following species: * '' Pyrostremma agassizi'' (Ritter & Byxbee, 1905) * '' Pyrostremma spinosum'' (Herdman, 1888) References Pyrosomatidae Tunicate genera {{Tunicata-stub ...
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Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ...
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Pyrosome
Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates in family Pyrosomatidae. Pyrosomes consist of colonies of small Zooids. There are three genera, '' Pyrosoma'', '' Pyrosomella'' and '' Pyrostremma'', and eight species. They usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas, although some may be found at greater depths. Pyrosomes exhibit bioluminescence, and the name ''Pyrosoma'' derives from the Greek words ''pyro'', meaning "fire", and ''soma'', meaning "body". Pyrosomes are hermaphroditic and reproduce via a two-part process. They have the ability to create massive blooms that may affect pelagic food webs. Description Pyrosomes are commonly called "sea pickles", due to their tube-like gelatinous structure. Other nicknames include "sea worms", "sea squirts", "fire bodies", and "cockroaches of the sea". Each zooid opens both to the inside and outside of the "tube". The zooids draw in ocean water from the outside into their internal filtering mesh called the branchia ...
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Pyrostremma Agassizi
''Pyrostremma'' is a genus of marine pyrosome containing 2 species. Taxonomy ''Pyrostremma'' contains the following species: * '' Pyrostremma agassizi'' (Ritter & Byxbee, 1905) * ''Pyrostremma spinosum ''Pyrostremma'' is a genus of marine pyrosome Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates in family Pyrosomatidae. Pyrosomes consist of colonies of small Zooids. There are three genera, '' Pyrosoma'', '' Pyrosomella'' and '' Pyrostremma'', ...'' (Herdman, 1888) References Pyrosomatidae Tunicate genera {{Tunicata-stub ...
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Pyrosomatidae
Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates in family Pyrosomatidae. Pyrosomes consist of colonies of small Zooids. There are three genera, ''Pyrosoma'', '' Pyrosomella'' and '' Pyrostremma'', and eight species. They usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas, although some may be found at greater depths. Pyrosomes exhibit bioluminescence, and the name ''Pyrosoma'' derives from the Greek words ''pyro'', meaning "fire", and ''soma'', meaning "body". Pyrosomes are hermaphroditic and reproduce via a two-part process. They have the ability to create massive blooms that may affect pelagic food webs. Description Pyrosomes are commonly called "sea pickles", due to their tube-like gelatinous structure. Other nicknames include "sea worms", "sea squirts", "fire bodies", and "cockroaches of the sea". Each zooid opens both to the inside and outside of the "tube". The zooids draw in ocean water from the outside into their internal filtering mesh called the branchial ...
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