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Aplidium africanum Sluiter, 1905
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Ascidiacea | Aplousobranchia | Polyclinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Sessile. Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Indian Ocean: Djibouti and South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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
Sluiter, C.P. 1905 Tuniciers recueillis en 1904 par M. Ch. Gravier, dans le golfe de Tadjourah (Somalie française). [Tunicata collected in 1904 by M. Ch. Gravier, in the Gulf of Tadjourah (French Somalia).]. Mémoires de la société zoologique de France 18:5-21. (Ref. 3551)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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