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Ascidia curvata (Traustedt, 1882)
| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Ascidiacea | Phlebobranchia | Ascidiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 24 m (Ref. 116065). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86424)
It may also be in groups. Calm waters (Ref. 415). Grows on the underside of stones, and on Rhizophora sp. roots in mangrove ponds (Ref. 1758, 86424). Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 82302).
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
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 23.2 - 28.3, mean 27.2 (based on 330 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.