Pyura praeputialis
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Pyura praeputialis is an intertidal and shallow water species of tunicate
. It is the first reported species of marine organism to create a "foam-nest" for its larvae.
Tunicate
Tunicates, also known as urochordates, are members of the subphylum Tunicata, previously known as Urochordata, a group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons that is classified within the phylum Chordata. While most tunicates live on the ocean floor, others such...
. It is the first reported species of marine organism to create a "foam-nest" for its larvae.