Ecology Summary - Megabalanus azoricus

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Ecology of Megabalanus azoricus

Main Ref.	Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward, 2006
Remarks	Forms bands just below low tide on exposed rocky shores (Ref. 2767). On low intertidal and infralittoral rocky shores (Ref. 106657). Key filter feeder; useful bioindicator (Ref. 107000).

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 Megabalanus azoricus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward, 2006
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward, 2006
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Dionísio, M., A. Costa and A. Rodrigues, 2013
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Dionísio, M., A. Costa and A. Rodrigues, 2013

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
Ref.