Ciona intestinalis, Sea vase

Ciona intestinalis   (Linnaeus, 1767)

Sea vase

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Ciona intestinalis

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ascidiacea | Phlebobranchia | Cionidae

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

Sessile; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 1603).  Temperate; 81°N - 25°N, 45°W - 42°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean. Introduced in the Indo-Pacific, South Atlantic, and Sub Antarctic Region. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1603)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Assumed maximum total length from Refs. 1603, 2268. Known from subtidal to moderate depths (Ref. 7726). Attached to hard substrates (Refs. 1369, 7726). Benthic, marine; on ships' hulls, and harbour installations (Ref. 1134). Favours shaded locations such as covered floats (Ref. 1749). Solitary (Refs. 2268, 7726). Suspension-feeding (Ref. 3270).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Jagerskiold, L.A. 1971. (Ref. 1369)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.9 - 14.4, mean 7.1 (based on 1476 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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