Ecology Summary - Lepas anserifera

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Ecology of Lepas anserifera

Main Ref.	Spivey, H.R., 1981
Remarks	Pelagic (Refs. 99821, 106854). Can be epizoic or endozoic (Ref. 106854). Commonly found attached to floating objects at the sea surface (Ref. 2777), usually to floating wood and ships' hulls (Ref. 81749). Feeds on hydrozoans (Ref. 108460).

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 Lepas anserifera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: sessile; Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vegetation ( driftwood ); boat hulls;
Special habitats Ref.	Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000

Associations

Ref.	Spivey, H.R., 1981
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Bieri, R., 1966
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Bieri, R., 1966

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	4.50	0.10			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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