Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Pyuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 1758). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1758)
Assumed maximum total length of zooids from Ref. 1758. Found under pieces of coral rubble, in reef and ridge communities and it grows among corals. Solitary. Zooids are usually 1 to 5 cm in length (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.
Goodbody, I. 2000 Diversity and distribution of ascidians (tunicata) in the Pelican Cays, Belize. Atoll Reseach Bulletin No. 480, p. 303-333. (Ref. 1758)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.9 - 28.1, mean 27.7 (based on 193 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
