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Appendicularia sicula   Fol, 1874

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Ireland country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hansson, H.G., 1989
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Appendicularia > Copelata () > Fritillariidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic.   Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal in warm and temperate waters.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1610)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Food is mainly collected in the filtering nets of the house, and driven to the mouth by water flow created by ciliary beating of the spiracles. Main food is composed of microalgae (Ref. 3465).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Appendicularia are protandrous hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Eggs develop into hatchlings (feeding juveniles) before turning into adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Madin, L.P. 1991. (Ref. 1610)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.