Gymnolaemata |
Cheilostomatida |
Aeteidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 2 - 55 m (Ref. 116066). Temperate
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found on Laminaria holdfasts, Cellaria and rocks (Ref. 1442). Known to be found in infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary (Ref. 87872). Diet is composed of small microorganisms, including diatoms and other unicellular algae (Ref. 87872). This is a suspension feeder (Ref. 3477).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sexual and asexual; bryozoan colonies consist of replicated series of zooids, each budded asexually from a predecessor. The founding zooid metamorphoses from the sexually produced larva. Hermaphroditic. (Ref. 87872).
Hayward, P.J. 1971. (Ref. 1442)
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): 7.5 - 23.8, mean 10.5 (based on 227 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
