Ascidiacea |
Phlebobranchia |
Octacnemidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 695 - 3970 m (Ref. 1744). Polar
Antarctic Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Tropical and polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 1744)
Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 130724. 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. 2002. (Ref. 1744)
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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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): -0.2 - 1.8, mean 1.4 (based on 1403 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.