Ecology Summary - Ecteinascidia turbinata

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Ecology of Ecteinascidia turbinata

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	Found on coral reefs. The zooids in the colony are clavate and united at their bases (Ref. 415); they are closely packed and are massive in size, often in hundreds (Ref. 86358). Found on mangrove lagoons (Ref. 1758), on mangrove roots (Ref. 121478).

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 Ecteinascidia turbinata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Cole, L. and G. Lambert, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Turon, X., 2010
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with	Colonies are closely packed and often massive in size, often in hundreds (Ref. 86358).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Ref.