Lumpy Sea Tulip

Pyura gibbosa

"Pyura gibbosa" is a species of sea-squirt in the family, Pyuridae, and was first described in 1878 as "Cynthia gibbosa" by Camill Heller.
Lumpy Sea Tulip - Pyura gibbosa  Adelaide,Australia,Lumpy Sea Tulip,Pyura gibbosa,Sea Tulip,South Australia

Appearance

It is a sessile, subtropical species, found in the temperate seas of the coasts of all Australian states with the exception of the Northern Territory. It is hermaphroditic and both cross and self-fertilisation occurs. The eggs develop into larva before metamorphosing into adults.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAscidiacea
OrderStolidobranchia
FamilyPyuridae
GenusPyura
SpeciesP. gibbosa
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Australia