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Aplidium variabile   (Herdman, 1886)

Sea chameleon

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Aplidium variabile  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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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; depth range 0 - 500 m (Ref. 3435).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Atlantic, Southern Pacific and the Antarctic: Sub-Antarctic Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It is found on hard substrates, common in fjords (Ref. 87801), and known from depths of 0 to 500 m (Ref. 3435).

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

Sanamyan, K. and D. Schories. 2003. (Ref. 3373)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.9 - 12.6, mean 6.3 (based on 368 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.