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Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Scientific name: Pyrosoma atlanticum

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Tunicata → Class Thaliacea → Order Pyrosomatida → Family Pyrosomatidae → Subfamily Pyrosomatinae → Genus Pyrosoma

Common name: Pyrosome
Locations: Eastern Pacific, Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesTunicates
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Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Giant pyrosome, 6' - 8' long
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Close up of individual tunicates
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosome)
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