[1] It was first described in 1895 by Oswald Seeliger from material collected on the Plankton Expedition.

[2] Colonies are transparent colonies and measure up to 2.5 cm in length by 1.5 cm wide, with individual zooids reaching lengths of up to 4.1 mm.

[3] The species is marine and occurs in the subtropical Indian Ocean.

[1][4][5][3][6] Like other other pyrosomes, the species' life cycle includes both clonal and sexual phases.

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