Ascidiacea |
Aplousobranchia |
Polycitoridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 2226). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2226)
Assumed maximum length of zooids from Ref. 2226. Minimum depth from Ref. 116065.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ascidiacea are hermaphroditic; both cross- and self-fertilization is typical. Life cycle: Eggs develop into lecithotrophic larva before metamorphosing into benthic adults.
Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno. 2005. (Ref. 1624)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
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Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.2 - 28.3, mean 27.1 (based on 395 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.