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Pyrosomella is a genus of pyrosome that is usually smaller than typical pyrosoma.
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Scientific classification 
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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 |
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Description
editThey are less than a centimeter to several meters long. They are most commonly pink but can occasionally be orange.
Food for other organisms
editPyrosomella(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
editPyrosomella(s) are native to Antarctica, Oceana, South Asia and East Asia.
References
editGeneral references
edit- View of Pyrosomella verticillata colony. Figure 2. Ascidiozooid detail. | Download Scientific Diagram
- Pyrosomella verticillata (Neumann, 1909) - Ocean Biodiversity Information System
- WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pyrosomella van Soest, 1979
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