Halocynthia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Stolidobranchia
Family:	Pyuridae
Genus:	Halocynthia Verrill, 1879
Species
see text

Halocynthia is agenus ofascidiantunicates in thefamilyPyuridae. Species such asH. roretzi are eaten in parts of Asia as adelicacy.

Species within the genusHalocynthia include:^[1]

• Halocynthia aurantium(Pallas, 1787)
• Halocynthia breviramosaSluiter, 1904
• Halocynthia cactus(Oka, 1932)
• Halocynthia dumosa(Stimpson, 1855)
• Halocynthia hilgendorfi(Traustedt, 1885)
• Halocynthia igabojaOka, 1906
• Halocynthia igaguriTokioka, 1953
• Halocynthia microspinosa(Van Name, 1921)
• Halocynthia okaiRitter, 1907
• Halocynthia papillosa(Linnaeus, 1767)
• Halocynthia pyriformis(Rathke, 1806)
• Halocynthia roretzi(Drasche, 1884)
• Halocynthia simaensisTokioka, 1949
• Halocynthia spinosaSluiter, 1905
• Halocynthia turboga(Oka, 1929)

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

• Halocynthia arabicaMonniot, 1965: synonym ofHalocynthia spinosaSluiter, 1905
• Halocynthia arctica(Hartmeyer, 1899): synonym ofBoltenia echinata(Linnaeus, 1767)
• Halocynthia carnleyensisBovien, 1921: synonym ofPyura trita(Sluiter, 1900)
• Halocynthia castaneiformis(Drasche, 1884): synonym ofBoltenia villosa(Stimpson, 1864)
• Halocynthia cerebriformis(Herdman, 1881): synonym ofPyura spinosa(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
• Halocynthia chilensis(Molina, 1782): synonym ofPyura chilensisMolina, 1782
• Halocynthia commaHartmeyer, 1906: synonym ofPyura comma(Hartmeyer, 1906)
• Halocynthia deani(Ritter, 1900): synonym ofHalocynthia aurantium(Pallas, 1787)
• Halocynthia defectivaMillar, 1962: synonym ofHalocynthia spinosaSluiter, 1905
• Halocynthia discoveryiHerdman, 1910: synonym ofPyura discoveryi(Herdman, 1910)
• Halocynthia echinata(Linnaeus, 1767): synonym ofBoltenia echinata(Linnaeus, 1767)
• Halocynthia gangelion(Savigny, 1816): synonym ofPyura gangelion(Savigny, 1816)
• Halocynthia grandis(Heller, 1878): synonym ofHerdmania grandis(Heller, 1878)
• Halocynthia haustor(Stimpson, 1864): synonym ofPyura haustor(Stimpson, 1864)
• Halocynthia hispida(Herdman, 1881): synonym ofHalocynthia dumosa(Stimpson, 1855)
• Halocynthia hystrixOka, 1930: synonym ofPyura sacciformis(Drasche, 1884)
• Halocynthia jacatrensis(Sluiter, 1890): synonym ofPyura arenosa(Herdman, 1882)
• Halocynthia jakobojaOka, 1906: synonym ofHalocynthia igabojaOka, 1906
• Halocynthia johnsoniRitter, 1909: synonym ofPyura haustor(Stimpson, 1864)
• Halocynthia jokobojaOka, 1906: synonym ofPyura sacciformis(Drasche, 1884)
• Halocynthia karasbojaOka, 1906: synonym ofPyura vittata(Stimpson, 1852)
• Halocynthia michaelseniOka, 1906: synonym ofPyura sacciformis(Drasche, 1884)
• Halocynthia mirabilis(Drasche, 1884): synonym ofHerdmania mirabilis(Drasche, 1884)
• Halocynthia momus(Savigny, 1816): synonym ofHerdmania momus(Savigny, 1816)
• Halocynthia owstoniOka, 1906: synonym ofHalocynthia igabojaOka, 1906
• Halocynthia paessleri(Michaelsen, 1900): synonym ofPyura paessleri(Michaelsen, 1900)
• Halocynthia pallida(Heller, 1878): synonym ofHerdmania pallida(Heller, 1878)
• Halocynthia partita(Stimpson, 1852): synonym ofStyela canopus(Savigny, 1816)
• Halocynthia polycarpaSluiter, 1904: synonym ofPyura polycarpa(Sluiter, 1904)
• Halocynthia pulchella(Verrill, 1871): synonym ofDendrodoa pulchella(Rathke, 1806)
• Halocynthia riiseana(Traustedt, 1883): synonym ofPyura vittata(Stimpson, 1852)
• Halocynthia ritteri(Oka, 1906): synonym ofHalocynthia igabojaOka, 1906
• Halocynthia rustica(Linnaeus, 1767): synonym ofStyela rusticaLinnaeus, 1767
• Halocynthia sanderi(Traustedt & Weltner, 1894): synonym ofPyura sacciformis(Drasche, 1884)
• Halocynthia setosaSluiter, 1905: synonym ofPyura setosa(Sluiter, 1905)
• Halocynthia stubenrauchi(Michaelsen, 1900): synonym ofPyura stubenrauchi(Michaelsen, 1900)
• Halocynthia superba(Ritter, 1900): synonym ofHalocynthia aurantium(Pallas, 1787)
• Halocynthia transversariaSluiter, 1904: synonym ofBoltenia transversaria(Sluiter, 1904)
• Halocynthia tuberculumVerrill, 1879: synonym ofStyela coriacea(Alder & Hancock, 1848)
• Halocynthia vanhaffeniMichaelsen, 1904: synonym ofPyura stolonifera(Heller, 1878)
• Halocynthia vanhoeffeniMichaelsen, 1904: synonym ofPyura stolonifera(Heller, 1878)
• Halocynthia vanhoffeniMichaelsen, 1904: synonym ofPyura stolonifera(Heller, 1878)
• Halocynthia villosa(Stimpson, 1864): synonym ofBoltenia villosa(Stimpson, 1864)
• Halocynthia washingtoniaRitter, 1913: synonym ofPyura haustor(Stimpson, 1864)

• Tunicate genus link- contains genusHalocynthia information

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