Pyrosoma atlanticum is a pelagic species of marine colonial tunicate in the class Thaliacea found in temperate waters worldwide. The name of the genus comes from the Greek words pyros meaning 'fire' and soma meaning 'body', referring to the bright bioluminescence sometimes emitted.[2] The specific epithet atlanticum refers to the Atlantic Ocean, from where the first specimen of the species was collected for scientific description; it was described in 1804 by François Péron, a French naturalist.[1]
^ abcPyrosoma atlanticum - Péron, 1804 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
^Pyrosoma atlanticum (Peron, 1804) : Pyrosome Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine The JelliesZone. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
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Pyrosomaatlanticum is a pelagic species of marine colonial tunicate in the class Thaliacea found in temperate waters worldwide. The name of the genus...
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