Ecology Summary - Tubulanus pellucidus

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Ecology of Tubulanus pellucidus

Main Ref.	Blake, J.A., 1993
Remarks	Found among algae, on rocks and piers in intertidal to shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 966). Also on rubble (Ref. 116109). Epifaunal, infaunal, surface crawler, freely burrowing (Ref. 111248). Nemerteans are typical predators, feeding on a variety of invertebrates (Ref. 111250).

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 Tubulanus pellucidus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Blake, J.A., 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Caplins, S.A., Turbeville, J.M., 2011
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Caplins, S.A., Turbeville, J.M., 2011

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.