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Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: Europe. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2226)
Assumed maximum length of zooids from Ref. 2226. Found on pilings, reef flats, cays and even on the carapace of a dromiid crab (Ref. 86424). Colonial (Ref. 2226, 85347).
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.