Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Styelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 320 m (Ref. 1662). Temperate
Southwest Atlantic, Southern Pacific and the Antarctic: From Antarctica to sub-Antarctic islands, New Zealand and South America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 3435. Known from depths of 0 to 200 m (Ref. 3435), on hard substrate like pebbles, wood, sticks, rocks, valves, or polychaetes (Ref. 87801).
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.
Sanamyan, K.E. and N.P. Sanamyan. 1999. (Ref. 1662)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.1 - 12.1, mean 7.3 (based on 475 cells).
Price category
Unknown.