Poole, Karen E.
Pyrosoma
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Pyrosoma is a genus of pyrosomes, marine colonial tunicates in the class Thaliacea. It contains four pelagic species found in temperate waters worldwide. Pyrosomes are filter feeders that uniquely use a type of continuous jet propulsion, generated by individual zooids, to slowly move forward while grazing; the species P. atlanticum has the highest known food clearance rate among zooplankton grazers. Colonies can reach lengths of up to . *Pyrosoma atlanticum* has special light organs that contain glowing bacteria (*Photobacterium* sp.), and these bacteria make the colony glow blue-green in the
Species
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KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassThaliacea
- OrderPyrosomatida
- FamilyPyrosomatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 619
- With media
- 76
- Family
- Pyrosomatidae
- Collections
- LACM, SIO, CAS, SBMNH, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Philippines, Indonesia
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Pyrosoma is a genus of pyrosomes, marine colonial tunicates in the class Thaliacea. It contains four pelagic species found in temperate waters worldwide. Pyrosomes are filter feeders that uniquely use a type of continuous jet propulsion, generated by individual zooids, to slowly move forward while grazing; the species P. atlanticum has the highest known food clearance rate among zooplankton grazers. Colonies can reach lengths of up to . *Pyrosoma atlanticum* has special light organs that contain glowing bacteria (*Photobacterium* sp.), and these bacteria make the colony glow blue-green in the ocean.
== Species ==
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