Ascidiacea |
Aplousobranchia |
Polyclinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 3435). Polar
Southwest Pacific, Antarctic and sub-Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on hard bottoms, moraine deposits, and attached to the sand and gravel under a canopy of macroalgae at depths of 25 to 30 m; colonial (Ref. 1753). Known from depths of 0 to 1000 m (Ref. 3435).
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.
Tatian, M., R.J. Sahade, M.E. Doucet and G.B. Esnal. 1998. (Ref. 1753)
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): -1.8 - 1.6, mean -0.6 (based on 629 cells).
Price category
Unknown.