Ecology Summary - Salmacina dysteri

Ecology Summary - Salmacina dysteri

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Ecology of Salmacina dysteri

Main Ref.	DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 2001
Remarks	A suspension feeder common on hard substrates or overgrowing other fouling invertebrates in sheltered waters like harbors and embayments or also in shallow and deep reef habitats (Ref. 3248).

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 Salmacina dysteri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 2001
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 2001

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.

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