Ascidiacea | 
Stolidobranchia | 
Pyuridae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				;  djupintervall 2000 - 4500 m (Ref. 2892).  Temperate			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Northern Atlantic:  Cape Verde, and Europe.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.				
			
			
			
			
			
				Monniot, C. and F. Monniot 1975 Abyssal tunicates: an ecological paradox. Ann. Inst. Océanogr 51(1):99-129. (Ref. 2892)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
							
			
			
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Verktyg
			
			
			
			
				
					Ytterligare information				
				
					 Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
  Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
  PhysiologySyreförbrukning
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 2.2 - 2.9, mean 2.7 (based on 297 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.