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Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Molgulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 1603). Temperate
Northern Atlantic and the Arctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.8 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 1603)
Total length is 1.6 cm in Ref. 7726. Known from shallow subtidal, tolerate estuaries (Ref. 7726). Attached to hard substrata; usually in shallow water but occasionally below 200 m (Ref. 1603).
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.
Jagerskiold, L.A. 1971. (Ref. 1369)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.9 - 11.9, mean 8.4 (based on 670 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.