Pyrosoma atlanticum Péron, 1804

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Péron, F. (1804). Mémoire sur le nouveau genre Pyrosoma. Annales du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle 4 (12): 437-446. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=166357

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Thaliacea: order
Pyrosomatida: family
Pyrosomatidae: genus
Pyrosoma: species
Pyrosoma atlanticum

Name

Synonyms: Dipleurosoma ellipticum Brooks, 1906; Pyrosoma atlanticum dipleurosoma Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919; Pyrosoma atlanticum echinatum Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919; Pyrosoma atlanticum f. elegans Lesueur, 1815; Pyrosoma atlanticum hawaiiense Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919; Pyrosoma atlanticum intermedium Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919; Pyrosoma atlanticum paradoxum Metcalf & Hopkins, 1919; Pyrosoma atlanticum triangulum Neumann, 1913; Pyrosoma atlanticum var. giganteum Lesueur, 1815; Pyrosoma atlanticum var. levatum Seeliger, 1895; Pyrosoma atlanticum var. tuberculosum Seeliger, 1895; Pyrosoma benthica Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1966; Pyrosoma elegans Lesueur, 1813; Pyrosoma ellipticum (Brooks, 1906); Pyrosoma giganteum Lesueur, 1815; Pyrosoma giganteum var. atlanticum Péron, 1804; Pyrosoma rufum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824; Pyrosoma triangulum Neumann, 1909
Homonyms: Pyrosoma atlanticum Péron, 1804
Common names: Atlantic pyrosomes in Anglais; Atlantic pyrosomes in Anglais; Feuerwalze in Allemand; Feuerwalze in Allemand; Pyrosome atlantique in Français; Pyrosome atlantique in Français; Атлантическая пиросома in Russe; Атлантическая пиросома in Russe; ヒカリボヤ in Japonais; ヒカリボヤ in Japonais; Atlantic pyrosomes in Anglais; Атлантическая пиросома in Russe; ヒカリボヤ in Japonais

Bibliographic References

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Xiang, P.; Bai, X.; Xing, B.; Li, J.; Zhang, C.; Li, M. (2024). Full-length transcriptome annotation of a pyrosome, Pyrosoma atlanticum (Chordata, Thaliacea). Scientific Data. 11(1). 10.1038/s41597-024-04251-7
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