Pyrosoma atlanticum

Pyrosoma atlanticum   Péron, 1804


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Thaliacea | Pyrosomatida | Pyrosomatidae

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

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 1134).  Subtropical; 7°C - 30°C (Ref. 1134)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 60.0 cm COLD male/unsexed; (Ref. 1610)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 116065. Marine, planktonic; most plentiful below 250 m (Ref. 1134). Filter-feeder. Forms blooms (Ref. 130729).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Pyrosomatida includes clonal and sexual phases in its life cycle. Life cycle: Eggs develop into lecithotrophic oozooid (cyathozooid) which undergo budding to form four blastozooids. The oozoid degenerates and the colony is formed from the blastozooids.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kott, P. 2005. (Ref. 1134)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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