Red bait
A species of Pyura Scientific name : Pyura stolonifera Genus : Pyura
Red bait, A species of Pyura
Botanical name: Pyura stolonifera
Genus: Pyura
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Description
Description
Pyura stolonifera is a very large solitary ascidian. It can grow to well over 15 cm in height. It has a thick pale exterior or 'tunic' which has a wrinkled brown covering. It has large inhalant and exhalant siphons with slightly scalloped edges, usually set close together. It is usually thickly covered with encrusting organisms.
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Photo By Derek Keats , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Sea squirts Order
Stolidobranchia Family
Pyuridae Genus
Pyura Species
Red bait