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Pyrosomella

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Pyrosomella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Thaliacea
Order: Pyrosomatida
Family: Pyrosomatidae
Subfamily: Pyrosomatinae
Genus: Pyrosomella
van Soest, 1979
Species

Pyrosomella is a genus of pyrosome that is usually smaller than typical pyrosoma.

Description

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They are less than a centimeter to several meters long. They are most commonly pink but can occasionally be orange.

Food for other organisms

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Pyrosomella(s) are often when dead, or still alive can be food for manly decapods like shrimp. When dead they can sink to the depths, and be eaten by sea cucumbers, like sea pigs.

Habitat

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Pyrosomella(s) are native to Antarctica, Oceana, South Asia and East Asia.

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