Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Styelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Temperate
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Southwest Pacific: Tasman Sea.
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.
Millar, R.H. 1970 Ascidians, including specimens from the deep sea, collected by the R. V. 'Verna' and now in the American Museum of Natural History. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 49:99-159. (Ref. 7489)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Tools
More information
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
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