Ascidiacea |
Phlebobranchia |
Ascidiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 1 - 112 m (Αναφ. 1661). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: Sub Antarctic region, East South America. tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 1758)
This is one of the largest ascideans and is often coated in mud (Ref. 305). Assumed maximum total length from Ref. 1758. On a mangrove (Ref. 415). Found in mud, sand and silt bottom (Ref. 1134); lives on the bottom, often embedded in sediments (Ref. 1758). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.
Marine Discovery Centre 2003 Species Register. http://www.woodbridge.tased.edu.au/mdc/Species%20Register.htm (Accessed 2006) (Αναφ. 305)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Τροφική ΟικολογίαFood items (preys)
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15.3 - 28.5, mean 26 (based on 1462 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.