| Main Ref. | The British Flora and Fauna Database, 2007 |
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| Remarks | Often found in extreme high tide zone, anchored by byssus to algae, barnacles, Mytilus californianus and other mussels (Ref. 95344). Epibiotic, on hard substrate and mangrove swamp (Ref. 104365). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Harbo, R.M., 1997 |
| Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; bivalve; (Found attached to barnacles (Ref. 95344).); |
| Special habitats Ref. | Harbo, R.M., 1997 |
| Ref. | Harbo, R.M., 1997 |
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| Associations | colony-forming/symphorism; |
| Associated with | Mytilus californianus |
| Association remarks | Attached by byssus to Mytilus californianus in northeast Pacific (Ref. 95344). |
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| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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