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.
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.
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Pyura chilensis
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