Warning: DOMDocument::load(): SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages:
error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line 1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(): Failed to enable crypto in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line 1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(https://sealifebase.nrm.se/webservice/AquaMaps/getAMap.php?genus=Styela&species=canopus): failed to open stream: operation failed in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line 1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(): I/O warning : failed to load external entity "https://sealifebase.nrm.se/webservice/AquaMaps/getAMap.php?genus=Styela&species=canopus" in C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line 1236
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2268)
Assumed to be generally less than 2 cm in length (Ref. 2268). Maximum depth from Ref. 116065. A solitary ascidian (Refs. 1757, 1758) that is commonly found in mangrove areas and less commonly found in piers or pilings in harbor areas (Ref. 86424). Also found on coral reefs (Ref. 415); in a marine lake (Ref. 1661). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
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.