Gymnolaemata |
Ctenostomatida |
Vesiculariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 13 m (Ref. 2672). Subtropical; 61°N - 34°S, 114°E - 54°E
Eastern Pacific, Southwest Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea: from China to Gulf of Mexico, Europe, South Africa and east to Caspian Sea. Temperate and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 116066.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Bryozoa are hermaphroditic. Both fertilization and egg brooding may either be internal or external.
Soule, J.D. 1963. (Ref. 874)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.9 - 16.1, mean 11 (based on 798 cells).
Price category
Unknown.