Ascidiacea |
Aplousobranchia |
Didemnidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 5000 m (Ref. 3435). Subtropical
Southern Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic: From Antarctica and Tristan da Cunha to sub-Antarctic islands, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 2892. Known from depths of 0 to more than 1000 m (Ref. 3435), on hard bottoms like thalli of algae, mussels or other organisms and is commonly found under projections or eaves of rock (Ref. 87801).
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.
Primo, C. and E. Vazquez. 2004. (Ref. 1756)
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): 0.1 - 4.6, mean 1.4 (based on 1688 cells).
Price category
Unknown.