Ecology Summary - Octopus pallidus

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Ecology of Octopus pallidus

Main Ref.	Atlas of Living Australia., 2015
Remarks	Immediately begins to feed upon hatching. Forages at night and hides in rubble or human refuse (e.g. discarded bottles). Primarily feeds on bivalves either by drilling or pulling them apart. Armed with good skin sculpture and camouflage (Ref. 100823).

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 Octopus pallidus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Atlas of Living Australia., 2015
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (often found on sponge gardens or large solitary tunicates.);
Special habitats Ref.	Atlas of Living Australia., 2015

Associations

Ref.	Atlas of Living Australia., 2015
Associations
Associated with	sponges and tunicates.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Atlas of Living Australia., 2015
Feeding habit
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	3.35	0.35			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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