Gymnolaemata |
Cheilostomatida |
Savignyellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 44 m (Ref. 2672). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific, Western Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Introduced to Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 116066. Encrusting, erect (Ref. 116066). Commonly occurs on the roots of Thyroscyphus and other hydroids. Also found on sponges and the bryozoan Zoobotryon (Ref. 116257). Epibiotic on algae (Ref. 108070).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Bryozoa are hermaphroditic. Both fertilization and egg brooding may either be internal or external.
Morri, C., C.N. Bianchi, S. Cocito, A. Peirano, A.M. De Biase, S. Aliani, M. Pansini, M. Boyer, F. Ferdeghini, M Pestarino and P. Dando. 1999. (Ref. 2672)
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): 17.3 - 27.9, mean 24.9 (based on 186 cells).
Price category
Unknown.