Boltenia ovifera, Stalked tunicate

Boltenia ovifera   (Linnaeus, 1767)

Stalked tunicate

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ascidiacea | Stolidobranchia | Pyuridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 30 - 100 m (Ref. 116516).  Temperate

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Northern Atlantic, Northern Pacific and the Arctic: Alaska, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and Europe. Temperate to polar climates.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm BL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7726)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Known from subtidal to deep water on hard substrates; encrusted with marine plants and bryozoans. Thrives in current and surge swept areas (Ref. 7726).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Hansson, H.G. 1989 NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine Chordata check-list. http://www.tmbl.gu.se [accessed 05/04/2007] (Ref. 3399)

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


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.5 - 10.3, mean 3.5 (based on 1095 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.