Pyura
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Pyura is a large genus of sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m. Like all ascidians, Pyura are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially
Pyura spinifera
Sea Squirt
Microcosmus sabatieri 2 Roule, 1885
Tunicate off Atauro island
Pyura chilensis
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Pyura chilensis, called piure in Spanish and piür or piwü in Mapudungun, is a tunicate of the family Pyuridae. It was described in 1782 by Juan Ignacio Molina.
Pyura
…sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, Pyura are filter feeders. A few species, including Pyura chilensis are commercially fished. Species in this genus include…
Piure sobre un ostion y machas
A specimen of Pyura chilensis being cut open to pull out the siphons from the carapace in the port of Arica, Chile.
Raw piure in Valparaíso