original description
Herdman, W. A. (1906). Report on the Tunicata collected by Prof. Herdman at Ceylon in 1902. <em>Rept. Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fish.</em> 5(39): 295-348. [details]
additional source
Renganathan, T. K. (1984). Redescription of rare simple ascidian, Pyura lanka Herdman, 1906 (Ascidiacea/Pyuridae) from Indian waters. <em>Current Science.</em> 53(24): 1308-1309. [details] Available for editors
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Pylank [details]