Ecology Summary - Austromegabalanus psittacus

Ecology Summary - Austromegabalanus psittacus

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Ecology of Austromegabalanus psittacus

Main Ref.	Pérez-Losada, M., J.T. Hoeg and K.A. Crandall, 2004
Remarks	It is found on hard substrates and shells from the intertidal to a depth of 35 m (Ref. 87801). Sessile and gregarious (Ref. 105577). Omnivorous filter-feeder (Refs. 105577, 106106).

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 Austromegabalanus psittacus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

संदर्भ	Pérez-Losada, M., J.T. Hoeg and K.A. Crandall, 2004
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Bedecarratz, P.C., D.A. López, B.A. López and O.A. Mora, 2011
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Bedecarratz, P.C., D.A. López, B.A. López and O.A. Mora, 2011

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		टिप्पणी
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	टिप्पणी
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.20				assumed (based on feeding type)
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