Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Styelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 0 - 1549 m (Αναφ. 3435). Polar
Southwest Atlantic, Southern Pacific and the Antarctic: From Antarctica to sub-Antarctic islands and South America.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 2588)
This species is the largest and most abundant Styelidae in the Antarctic Ocean (Ref. 2588). Maximum depth from Ref. 116836. Found on muddy bottoms at depths of 15 to 30 m, on hard bottoms at a depth of 30 m, and on moraine deposits at depths of 25 to 30 m (Ref. 1753), and also from depths of 0 to 200 m (Ref. 3435).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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 Ascidians (tunicata, ascidiacea) of Potter cove, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Antarc. Sci. 10(2):147-152. (Αναφ. 1753)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Τροφική ΟικολογίαFood items (preys)
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 7.2, mean -0.6 (based on 513 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.