Ascidiacea |
Phlebobranchia |
Octacnemidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 1200 - 2000 m (Ref. 102688). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indonesia and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 2.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 1662)
Assumed size from Ref. 1662. Maximum depth from Ref. 2892. Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823). Likely macrophagous based on morphology (Ref. 130724).
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: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
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): 2.5 - 3.7, mean 3.2 (based on 281 cells).
Price category
Unknown.