Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
- Name authority
- (Drasche, 1884)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Pyuridae
- Genus
- Pyura
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumTunicata
- classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
- orderStolidobranchia Lahille, 1886
- familyPyuridae Hartmeyer, 1908
- genusPyura Molina, 1782
- speciesPyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pyura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pyura abradata Kott, 1985 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura ambonensis Millar, 1975 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura antillarum Van Name, 1921 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura beta Skinner, Rocha & Counts, 2019 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura bouvetensis Michaelsen, 1904 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura bradleyi Van Name, 1931 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura breviramosa (Sluiter, 1904) | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura cadamostoi Monniot C., 1994 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura crassacapitata Kott, 1985 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura curvigona Tokioka, 1950 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyura dalbyi Rius & Teske, 2011 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pyura discrepans (Sluiter, 1898) | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cynthia sacciformis Drasche, 1884 Drasche, 1884 | synonym |
| Cynthia sanderi Traustedt & Weltner, 1894 Traustedt & Weltner, 1894 | synonym |
| Pyura aspera Tokioka, 1949 Tokioka, 1949 | synonym |
| Pyura michaelseni (Oka, 1906) (Oka, 1906) | synonym |
| Cynthia japonica Traustedt, 1885 Traustedt, 1885 | synonym |
| Cynthia michaelseni (Oka, 1906) (Oka, 1906) | synonym |
| Halocynthia hystrix Oka, 1930 Oka, 1930 | synonym |
| Halocynthia jokoboja Oka, 1906 Oka, 1906 | synonym |
| Halocynthia michaelseni Oka, 1906 Oka, 1906 | synonym |
| Halocynthia sanderi (Traustedt & Weltner, 1894) (Traustedt & Weltner, 1894) | synonym |
| Pyura aspersa Tokioka, 1949 Tokioka, 1949 | synonym |
| Pyura masuii Tokioka, 1949 Tokioka, 1949 | synonym |
| Pyura sanderi (Traustedt & Weltner, 1894) (Traustedt & Weltner, 1894) | synonym |
| Hyalocynthia hystrix Oka, 1930 Oka, 1930 | synonym |
| Pyura plicata Kott, 1952 Kott, 1952 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=251297 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4QYB3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.