original description(ofPolyclinum pyriformis Herdman, 1886)Herdman, W. A. (1886). Report on the tunicata collected during the voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the years 1873-1876. Part. II. Ascidiae compositae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 14 (part 38): 1-432, pl. 1-49., available online athttp://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-38/README.htm[details]
basis of recordMonniot, F.; Gaill, F. (1978). Polyclinidae (Ascidiacea) du sud-ouest de l'Ocean Indien. <em>Ann. Inst. oceanogr.</em> 54(2): 139-162.[details] Available for editors