Tentaculata | 
Lobata | 
Bolinopsidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Pelagic.  Subtropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Northwest Pacific:  Tokyo Bay, Japan (Ref. 1097, 1098).
			
			
			
			
			
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				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
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					Members of the phylum Ctenophora are hermaphroditic.  Life cycle:  Eggs develop into planktonic juveniles called cydippid and later gradually adopt the form of adults. 				
			
			
			
			
			
				Kasuya, T., T. Ishimaru and M. Murano 2000 Seasonal Variation in Abundace and Size Composition of the Lobate Ctenophore Bolinopsis mikado (Moser) in Tokyo Bay, Central Japan. Journal of Oceanography, Vol. 56, pp. 419-427, 2000. (Ref. 1097)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
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