Pyura haustor

(Pyura haustor)

Description

Pyura haustor is a species of sessile ascidian, or sea squirt, that lives in coastal waters in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, attached to rocks or artificial structures. Common names for this species include the wrinkled seapump, the wrinkled sea squirt and the warty tunicate.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Ascidiacea
Order:Stolidobranchia
Family:Pyuridae
Genus:Pyura
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day
Subscribe