Ascidiacea |
Phlebobranchia |
Ascidiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 116065). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1757)
May be found in large aggregations. Calm waters (Ref. 415). Solitary: 5 to 10 cm (Ref. 1757). Often attached to bottom rubble or to mangrove roots, but often partly buried in the peat bank (Ref. 1758).
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.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés 2005 Photographic identification guide to some common marine invertebrates of Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Caribbean Journal of Science. 41(3):638-707. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 28.3, mean 27 (based on 305 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
