Order
Pyrosomatida (Pyrosomes)
Pyrosoma atlanticum. Photo: (c) Stefanie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Thaliacea comprise a class of marine animals within the subphylum Tunicata. Unlike their benthic relatives the ascidians, thaliaceans are free-floating (pelagic) for their entire lifespan. The group includes species with complex life cycles with both solitary and colonial forms.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Tunicata (Tunicates)
- Class: Thaliacea (Thaliaceans)
- Order: Pyrosomatida (Pyrosomes)
- Class: Thaliacea (Thaliaceans)
- Subphylum: Tunicata (Tunicates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
