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Diplosoma listerianum   (Milne-Edwards, 1841)

Gray encrusting compound tunicate

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Diplosoma listerianum

Galapagos Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Santa Cruz and Baltra Islands, listed as introduced (Ref. 125915). C: Ref. 121567.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chiriboga, A., D. Ruiz, N. Tirado-Sanchez and S. Banks, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Didemne gélatineux et transparent, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Ascidiacea > Aplousobranchia () > Didemnidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 1603).   Tropical; 68°N - 76°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2226)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Assumed maximum length of zooids from Ref. 2226. Found also on dead corals. Attached to hard substrata (Ref. 1603); from low water level (Ref. 226) to depth of about 80 m (Ref. 1603); occurs in mangrove ponds (Ref. 1758). Colonial (Ref. 415).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sanamyan, K. and D. Schories. 2004. (Ref. 3379)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.3 - 27.9, mean 18.3 (based on 3200 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.