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Ecology Summary - Mesocentrotus franciscanus
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Ecology of Mesocentrotus franciscanus
 
Main Ref. Lamb, A., D. Gibbs and C. Gibbs, 2011
Remarks Found in relatively high energy environments on open rocky intertidal and subtidal shores (Ref. 121802). Herbivorous grazer in nearshore habitats (Ref. 121801). Kelp forest species (Ref. 121804). Found in concentrated amount at the apex of the holdfast of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 121803).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Mesocentrotus franciscanus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Bodnar, A.G. and J.A. Coffman, 2016
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref. Agatsuma, Y., S. Takagi, E. Inomata and M.N. Aoki, 2018

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Bodnar, A.G. and J.A. Coffman, 2016
Feeding habit grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref. Bodnar, A.G. and J.A. Coffman, 2016

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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