Ascidiacea |
Aplousobranchia |
Holozoidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 0 - 500 m (Αναφ. 3435). Polar
Southwest Atlantic, Southeast Pacific and the Antarctic: From Antarctica to Kerguelen Islands and South America. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on soft bottoms at 20 to 30 m, either directly attached to the bottom or as epibionts on Pyura setosa, Cnemidocarpa verrucosa, Molgula pedunculata, Ascidia challengeri, Corella eumyota (Ref. 1753); often found on brown algae Lessionia trabeculata and also on pebbles (Ref. 3373). Known from depths of 0 to 500 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
| FishSource |
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Τροφική ΟικολογίαFood items (preys)
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Population dynamicsΑύξησηMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionΑφθονία Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.6 - 8.8, mean 5.8 (based on 283 cells).
Price category
Unknown.