Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Pyuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 58 - 60 m (Ref. 1134). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: East Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth based from holotype (Ref. 1134); to be replaced with a better reference. Maximum depth from Ref. 2673. Found living on loose sediments or weakly attached shells or sea-weeds (Ref. 2673).
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.3 - 27.9, mean 26.9 (based on 20 cells).
Price category
Unknown.