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609:"Pyrosomatidae Lahille, 1888"
269:derives from the Greek words
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779:Pyrosoma atlanticum
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376:Pyrosoma atlanticum
366:Pyrosoma aherniosum
330:Pyrosoma atlanticum
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265:The name
261:Etymology
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