Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Styelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 10 - 124 m (Ref. 1134). Tropical
Indo-Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 116065. Found at low tide up to 40 m depth, on silt, sand, and coral substrates (Ref. 1134); also on hard substrate (Ref. 116065); on the peat bank and roots and among Thalassia sp. on the pond bottom (Ref. 1758). Occurs at the low tide mark. Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.
Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno 2005 Ascidians from Bocas del Toro, Panama. I. Biodiversity. Caribbean Journal of Science 41(3):600-612. (Ref. 1624)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
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.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 19.5 - 27.9, mean 26.2 (based on 235 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
