Ascidiacea |
Phlebobranchia |
Cionidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 1603). Temperate; 81°N - 25°N, 45°W - 42°E
Northeast Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean. Introduced in the Indo-Pacific, South Atlantic, and Sub Antarctic Region. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1603)
Assumed maximum total length from Refs. 1603, 2268. Known from subtidal to moderate depths (Ref. 7726). Attached to hard substrates (Refs. 1369, 7726). Benthic, marine; on ships' hulls, and harbour installations (Ref. 1134). Favours shaded locations such as covered floats (Ref. 1749). Solitary (Refs. 2268, 7726). Suspension-feeding (Ref. 3270).
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.
Jagerskiold, L.A. 1971. (Ref. 1369)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.9 - 14.4, mean 7.1 (based on 1476 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
