Atlantic Pyrosome

Atlantic Pyrosome
Name: Atlantic Pyrosome
Scientific Name: Pyrosoma atlanticum
Family: Pyrosomes
Scientific Family: Pyrosomatidae
Source: WoRMS AphiaID 137250
Size: up to 2 ft.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen very rarely

An Atlantic Pyrosome is made up of thousands of connected tunicate clones that form a long, tube-shaped colony.

This Atlantic Pyrosome lives in open water and is only rarely seen near the reef.