Species sheet
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Small microcosm
Pyura microcosmus (Savigny, 1816)
AnimalsSimple and social ascidians
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Kleine Mikrokosmus-SeescheideGerman (Germany)
- Probecho pequenoEuropean Spanish
- Petit microcosmeFrench (France)
- Kleine mikrokosmosDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Cynthia microcosmus
- Cynthia morus
- Cynthia savignyi
- Cynthia scutellata
- Pyura savignyi
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Sources
- ANDRÉ Frédéric, BORG David, BAY-NOUAILHAT Wilfried in : DORIS, 17/01/2020 : Pyura microcosmus (Savigny, 1816), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1137
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Pyura microcosmus (Savigny, 1816), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/483
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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