# Halocynthia

Halocynthia is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Pyuridae. Species such as H. roretzi are eaten in parts of Asia as a delicacy.
Species within the genus Halocynthia include:
* Halocynthia aurantium (Pallas, 1787)
* Halocynthia breviramosa Sluiter, 1904
* Halocynthia cactus (Oka, 1932)
* Halocynthia dumosa (Stimpson, 1855)
* Halocynthia hilgendorfi (Traustedt, 1885)
* Halocynthia igaboja Oka, 1906
* Halocynthia igaguri Tokioka, 1953
* Halocynthia microspinosa (Van Name, 1921)
* Halocynthia okai Ritter, 1907
* Halocynthia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Halocynthia pyriformis (Rathke, 1806)
* Halocynthia roretzi (Drasche, 1884)
* Halocynthia simaensis Tokioka, 1949
* Halocynthia spinosa Sluiter, 1905
* Halocynthia turboga (Oka, 1929)
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
* Halocynthia arabica Monniot, 1965: synonym of Halocynthia spinosa Sluiter, 1905
* Halocynthia arctica (Hartmeyer, 1899): synonym of Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Halocynthia carnleyensis Bovien, 1921: synonym of Pyura trita (Sluiter, 1900)
* Halocynthia castaneiformis (Drasche, 1884): synonym of Boltenia villosa (Stimpson, 1864)
* Halocynthia cerebriformis (Herdman, 1881): synonym of Pyura spinosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* Halocynthia chilensis (Molina, 1782): synonym of Pyura chilensis Molina, 1782
* Halocynthia comma Hartmeyer, 1906: synonym of Pyura comma (Hartmeyer, 1906)
* Halocynthia deani (Ritter, 1900): synonym of Halocynthia aurantium (Pallas, 1787)
* Halocynthia defectiva Millar, 1962: synonym of Halocynthia spinosa Sluiter, 1905
* Halocynthia discoveryi Herdman, 1910: synonym of Pyura discoveryi (Herdman, 1910)
* Halocynthia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Boltenia echinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Halocynthia gangelion (Savigny, 1816): synonym of Pyura gangelion (Savigny, 1816)
* Halocynthia grandis (Heller, 1878): synonym of Herdmania grandis (Heller, 1878)
* Halocynthia haustor (Stimpson, 1864): synonym of Pyura haustor (Stimpson, 1864)
* Halocynthia hispida (Herdman, 1881): synonym of Halocynthia dumosa (Stimpson, 1855)
* Halocynthia hystrix Oka, 1930: synonym of Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
* Halocynthia jacatrensis (Sluiter, 1890): synonym of Pyura arenosa (Herdman, 1882)
* Halocynthia jakoboja Oka, 1906: synonym of Halocynthia igaboja Oka, 1906
* Halocynthia johnsoni Ritter, 1909: synonym of Pyura haustor (Stimpson, 1864)
* Halocynthia jokoboja Oka, 1906: synonym of Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
* Halocynthia karasboja Oka, 1906: synonym of Pyura vittata (Stimpson, 1852)
* Halocynthia michaelseni Oka, 1906: synonym of Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
* Halocynthia mirabilis (Drasche, 1884): synonym of Herdmania mirabilis (Drasche, 1884)
* Halocynthia momus (Savigny, 1816): synonym of Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816)
* Halocynthia owstoni Oka, 1906: synonym of Halocynthia igaboja Oka, 1906
* Halocynthia paessleri (Michaelsen, 1900): synonym of Pyura paessleri (Michaelsen, 1900)
* Halocynthia pallida (Heller, 1878): synonym of Herdmania pallida (Heller, 1878)
* Halocynthia partita (Stimpson, 1852): synonym of Styela canopus (Savigny, 1816)
* Halocynthia polycarpa Sluiter, 1904: synonym of Pyura polycarpa (Sluiter, 1904)
* Halocynthia pulchella (Verrill, 1871): synonym of Dendrodoa pulchella (Rathke, 1806)
* Halocynthia riiseana (Traustedt, 1883): synonym of Pyura vittata (Stimpson, 1852)
* Halocynthia ritteri (Oka, 1906): synonym of Halocynthia igaboja Oka, 1906
* Halocynthia rustica (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Styela rustica Linnaeus, 1767
* Halocynthia sanderi (Traustedt & Weltner, 1894): synonym of Pyura sacciformis (Drasche, 1884)
* Halocynthia setosa Sluiter, 1905: synonym of Pyura setosa (Sluiter, 1905)
* Halocynthia stubenrauchi (Michaelsen, 1900): synonym of Pyura stubenrauchi (Michaelsen, 1900)
* Halocynthia superba (Ritter, 1900): synonym of Halocynthia aurantium (Pallas, 1787)
* Halocynthia transversaria Sluiter, 1904: synonym of Boltenia transversaria (Sluiter, 1904)
* Halocynthia tuberculum Verrill, 1879: synonym of Styela coriacea (Alder & Hancock, 1848)
* Halocynthia vanhaffeni Michaelsen, 1904: synonym of Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)
* Halocynthia vanhoeffeni Michaelsen, 1904: synonym of Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)
* Halocynthia vanhoffeni Michaelsen, 1904: synonym of Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)
* Halocynthia villosa (Stimpson, 1864): synonym of Boltenia villosa (Stimpson, 1864)
* Halocynthia washingtonia Ritter, 1913: synonym of Pyura haustor (Stimpson, 1864)