Ecology Summary - Parastichopus tremulus

Language:

Ecology of Parastichopus tremulus

Main Ref.	Godbold, J.A., R. Rosenburg and M. Solan, 2009
Remarks	Deposit feeder; feeds on phytodetrital food source.

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 Parastichopus tremulus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Godbold, J.A., R. Rosenburg and M. Solan, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Godbold, J.A., R. Rosenburg and M. Solan, 2009
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Godbold, J.A., R. Rosenburg and M. Solan, 2009

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
Ref.