Ecology Summary - Octopus rubescens

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Écologie de Octopus rubescens

Réf. Princ.	Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Remarques	It is found on rock and soft bottoms, from the low intertidal to a depth of 210 meters (Ref. 865).

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	Estuaires/lagons/zones saumâtres mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Grottes exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Octopus rubescens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Prise alimentaire

Type de prise alimentaire	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Laidig, T.E., P.B. Adams, C.H. Baxter and J.L. Butler, 1995
Habitude alimentaire	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Laidig, T.E., P.B. Adams, C.H. Baxter and J.L. Butler, 1995

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Échantillon original		Population non pêchée		Remarque
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remarque
À partir du régime alimentaire
À partir des éléments alimentaires	3.86	0.61			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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