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Sea peach
Halocynthia pyriformis (Rathke, 1806)
AnimalsSimple and social ascidians
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticNorth-West Atlantic
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Pêche de merFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Ascidia pyriformis
- Cynthia prriformis
- Pyura pyriformis,
- Tethyum pyriforme
- Tethyum pyriforme americanum
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Sources
- FEY Laurent, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 29/10/2016 : Halocynthia pyriformis (Rathke, 1806), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1549
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Halocynthia pyriformis (Rathke, 1806), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2479
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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