Clavelina auracea

Clavelina auracea   Monniot, 1997

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

Ascidiacea | Aplousobranchia | Clavelinidae

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

Sessile.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique and Oman.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1748)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Meliane, I. and A.A.R. Esplà 2001 Records of ascidians (chordata, tunicata) from Oman, South East of Arabian Peninsula. p. 37-41. In Claereboudt, M., S, Goddard.,H. Al-Oufi, and J. Mcllwain (eds.) Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment in the NW Indian Ocean. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. (Ref. 1748)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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