Ascidiacea |
Phlebobranchia |
Octacnemidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 5400 - 5400 m (Ref. 1662). Temperate
Southwest Pacific: Macquarie Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
The holotype is 7 cm high and 3 cm in greatest diameter (Ref. 1662). Depth based from holotype (Ref. 1662); to be replaced with a better reference. 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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.