Ascidiacea |
Aplousobranchia |
Didemnidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 5000 m (Ref. 3435). Subtropical
Southern Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic: From Antarctica and Tristan da Cunha to sub-Antarctic islands, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 2892. Known from depths of 0 to more than 1000 m (Ref. 3435), on hard bottoms like thalli of algae, mussels or other organisms and is commonly found under projections or eaves of rock (Ref. 87801).
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.
Primo, C. and E. Vazquez. 2004. (Ref. 1756)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.1 - 4.6, mean 1.4 (based on 1688 cells).
Price category
Unknown.