Ascidia meridionalis   Herdman, 1880


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ascidiacea | Phlebobranchia | Ascidiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 1250 m (Ref. 3435).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: From Antarctica to South America.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 2892.

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ramos-Esplá, A.A., J.A. Cárcel and M. Varela. 2005. (Ref. 3435)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.1 - 5.9, mean 1.2 (based on 563 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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