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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 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.