Ecology Summary - Tagelus californianus

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Ecology of Tagelus californianus

Main Ref.	Pohlo, R., 1966
Remarks	Occurs in the low intertidal zone (Ref. 106627). Found in muddy sand or mud in back bays, sloughs and estuaries (Ref. 106622). Also in flats and channels of protected bays. Occupies a permanent burrow which is 10 to 50 cm deep (Ref. 106630). Feeds on suspended material (Ref. 106620).

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 Tagelus californianus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( level, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Fraser, T.H., 1967
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Zedler, J.B., 2000

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Pohlo, 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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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