Ascidiacea |
Phlebobranchia |
Corellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 1376 m (Ref. 1662). Subtropical
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Antarctic and the Mediterranean. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1753)
Minimum depth from Ref. 3435. Lives on hard (Ref. 1744) and soft substrate (Ref. 1753), like rock, sand, mud, under rocks, and is epibiotic on other ascidians, macroalgae, or mussels (Ref. 87801) on port or harbour structures like pilings or hulls of ships (Ref. 87801, 1134), at depths of 20 to 30 m, and on moraine deposits (Ref. 1753).
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. 1999. (Ref. 1662)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 9.6, mean 2.4 (based on 1969 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
