Pyura gibbosa
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| Pyura gibbosa | |
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| Washed up onshore | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Pyuridae |
| Genus: | Pyura |
| Species: | P. gibbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cynthia gibbosa Heller, 1878 | |
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]
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]