Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Pyuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 5000 m (Ref. 1747). Polar
Antarctic Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: From Antarctica to South America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2588)
Minimum depth from Ref. 3435. Occurs from 75 to 4636 m (Ref. 1747), from 50 to 4636 m, a eurybathic species. It reaches 10 cm in diameter (Ref. 2588).
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.
Young, C.M. and E. Vazquez. 1995. (Ref. 1747)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.2 - 2.5, mean 0.7 (based on 1332 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.