Appendicularia | 
Copelata | 
Oikopleuridae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				Pelagiska;  djupintervall 200 - 2000 m (Ref. 1134).  Subtropical; 35°N -   35°S (Ref. 2376)			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.  Tropical to subtropical.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Marine, planktonic; rare, in vertical hauls from 2000 to 200 m (Ref. 1134).  Found at depths of 100 to 500 m (Ref. 2376).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
					Members of the class Appendicularia are protandrous hermaphrodites.  Life cycle:  Eggs develop into hatchlings (feeding juveniles) before turning into adults.				
			
			
			
			
			
				Kott, P. 2005 Catalogue of Tunicata in Australian Waters. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia Department of the Environment and Heritage. (Ref. 1134)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
					  Harmless				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
							
			
			
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					Ytterligare information				
				
					 Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
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Abundans
  PhysiologySyreförbrukning
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  				 
			 
			
			
			
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