Gymnolaemata |
Ctenostomatida |
Vesiculariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 20 - 70 m (Ref. 86508). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea: USA to Ecuador and Galapagos Island. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range reported from Colombia (Ref. 86508). In warm temperate to tropical waters (Ref. 874), attached to mangrove roots (Ref. 86536).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Bryozoa are hermaphroditic. Both fertilization and egg brooding may either be internal or external.
Soule, J.D. 1963. (Ref. 874)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.2 - 27.1, mean 21.7 (based on 185 cells).
Price category
Unknown.