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Pyura gibbosa Lumpy Sea Tulip

Pyura gibbosa is commonly referred to as Lumpy Sea Tulip. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Foto: Bare Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien


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lexID:
11550 
AphiaID:
251265 
Scientific:
Pyura gibbosa 
German:
Warzige See-Tulpe 
English:
Lumpy Sea Tulip 
Category:
Zakpijpen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Pyuridae (Family) > Pyura (Genus) > gibbosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Heller, ), 1878 
Occurrence:
Bass Strait, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Endemic species, Great Australian Bigh, Great Barrier Reef, New South Wales (Australia), Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
1 - 8 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
60.8 °F - 73.4 °F (16°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Rotifers (Rotifera), Amphipods, Ciliate, Copepods, Coral spawn, Detritus, Filter feeder, Fish eggs, Lobster eggs, Organic suspended sediment , Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-08-07 09:49:19 

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Pyura gibbosa (Heller, 1878)

The reddish body of the Lumpy sea tulip is anchored to rocks.Pyura gibbosa has tow siphons or openings that allow water to enter and leave the body.

Sea Tulips are filter feeders and extract plankton and detritus from the water. This Sea Tulip is usually found below the low tide line, but they can be exposed at very low tides some times.

Synonymised names
Boltenia gibbosa (Heller, 1878) · unaccepted (new combination)
Cynthia gibbosa Heller, 1878 · unaccepted (original combination)

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Pyura gibbosa draschii Kott, 1972

External links

  1. Atlas of living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2026.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2026.

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