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Ecology Summary - Pista cristata
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Ecology of Pista cristata
 
Main Ref. Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks Known from seamounts and knolls, bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of Gulf and estuary (Ref. 3477). Sessile tentaculate suspension and surface deposit feeder (Ref. 125928).

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 Pista cristata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Wu, R.S.S. and P.K.S. Shin, 1997
Special habitats Other habitats: seamounts;
Special habitats Ref. MarineSpecies.org, 2050

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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