Ecology Summary - Crisia eburnea

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Ecology of Crisia eburnea

Main Ref.	Gappa, J.L., 2000
Remarks	Often abundant in the infra-littoral fringe on small red algae, notably Phyllophora membranifolia (Ref. 96585). A suspension/filter feeder; captures particles and transports it to the mouth by a flicking action (Ref. 96587).

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 Crisia eburnea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Ryland, J.S., 1962
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Ryland, J.S., 1959

Associations

Ref.	Gappa, J.L., 2000
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Riisgard, H.U. and P. Manriquez, 1997

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.