Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 3435). Polar
Southwest Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic: From Antarctica to sub-Antarctic islands and South America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2588)
This Molgula is the largest species of the genus in the Antarctic; it may reach 10 cm in diameter for the body and 20 to 30 cm in length for the peduncle (Ref. 2588). Known from depths of 0 to 1000 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.
Tatian, M., R.J. Sahade, M.E. Doucet and G.B. Esnal. 1998. (Ref. 1753)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 9, mean 3.2 (based on 414 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
