Ecology of Xenobalanus globicipitis
 
Main Ref. Toth-Brown, J. and A.A. Hohn, 2007
Remarks Epibiotic (Ref. 111011). Commonly found attached to dorsal fins, pectoral flippers, and flukes of a variety of cetacean species; more abundant on hosts studied further from the shoreline (>2 km); associated as commensals (Ref. 96597); or may be termed as phoresy. Does feed on its host but filters plankton with its cirri (Ref. 96598). A suspension feeder. Peak seasonal abundance at water temperatures between 14° - 23° C. Undergoes self-fertilization and larvae is released in the water column where they develop and eventually settle unto a host. Life cycle reported at 5 to 6 months (Ref. 96597).

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 Xenobalanus globicipitis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref. Toth-Brown, J. and A.A. Hohn, 2007
Special habitats Other habitats: other invertebrates (Balaenoptera spp., Globicephala melaena, Orcinus orca/i>, Delphinus delphis, Tursiops truncatus and Grampus griseus.);
Special habitats Ref. Hansson, H.G., 1998

Associations

Ref. Hansson, H.G., 1998
Associations commensalism;
Associated with Balaenoptera spp.; Globicephala melaena; Orcinus orca/i>; Delphinus delphis; Tursiops truncatus; Grampus griseus; Phocoena spinnipinnis; Stenella coeruleoalba; Lagenorynchus obscurus;
Association remarks Also in Refs. 96597, 96598.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Toth-Brown, J. and A.A. Hohn, 2007
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Berland, B., J.-O. Krakstad, L. Nøttestad, B.E. Axelsen, F. Vaz-Velho, G. Bauleth-D’Almeida, 2003

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.40 0.45 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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