Ecology Summary - Tonicella lineata

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Ecology of Tonicella lineata

Main Ref.	Dickson, R., 2002
Remarks	Intertidal to 115 m (Ref. 289). Abundant in the intertidal zone, and, in some localities, can exceed 50 individuals per square meter of surface area. Lives on cobbles, boulders, and bedrock encrusted with pink coralline algae (Lithothamnion spp.) or unidentified rust-brown encrusting bryozoans (Ref. 290). Herbivorous, feeding primarily on encrusted red coralline algae (Ref. 312).

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 Tonicella lineata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Dickson, R., 2002
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.

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.
Ref.