Molpadia musculus
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Molpadia musculus   Risso, 1826


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Holothuroidea | Molpadida | Molpadiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 25 - 5205 m (Ref. 85345).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic, Atlantic, Western Central Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 111335. Lives buried in sediment (Ref. 2545).

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

Members of the class Holothuroidea are gonochoric and have only one gonad. Spawning and fertilization are both external and some exhibit brooding. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktotrophic larvae (auricularia) then into doliolaria (barrel-shaped stage) which later metamorphose into juvenile sea cucumbers.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gutt, J. 1991 On the distribution and ecology of holothurians in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica). Polar Biol. 11:145-155. (Ref. 2545)

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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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.7 - 2.3, mean 0.4 (based on 231 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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