Ecology Summary - Puellina radiata

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Ecology of Puellina radiata

Main Ref.	Morri, C., C.N. Bianchi, S. Cocito, A. Peirano, A.M. De Biase, S. Aliani, M. Pansini, M. Boyer, F. Ferdeghini, M Pestarino and P. Dando, 1999
Remarks	Epibenthic, encrusting (Ref. 116066). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).

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 Puellina radiata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Winston, J.E. and F.J., Maturo Jr., 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Novosel, M., A. Pozar-Domac and M. Pasaric, 2004
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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.