NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: No review; untreated NODC data
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: unknown

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Pyuridae
  Suborder - Stolidobranchia
  Order - Pleurogona
  Class - Ascidiacea
  Subphylum - Urochordata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Pyura haustor
      Species - Pyura mirabilis
      Species - Pyura microcosmus
      Species - Pyura squamulosa
      Species - Pyura tessellata
      Species - Pyura vittata
      Species - Pyura antillarum
      Species - Pyura legumen
      Species - Pyura georgiana
      Species - Pyura paessleri
      Species - Pyura stubenrauchi
      Species - Pyura turqueti
      Species - Pyura setosa
      Species - Pyura squamata
      Species - Pyura discoveryi
      Species - Pyura obesa
      Species - Pyura chilensis
      Species - Pyura bradleyi
      Species - Pyura lignosa