Ecology of Sarsia tubulosa
 
Main Ref. Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko, 2003
Remarks Found in shallow waters on stones and mollusk shells (Ref. 120468). Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Found in coastal boreal and arctic waters (Ref. 64386).

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 Sarsia tubulosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Orlov, D., 1996
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; rock;
Special habitats Ref. Orlov, D., 1996

Associations

Ref. Schuchert, P., 2001
Associations colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Møller, L.F. and H.U. Riisgård, 2007
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Smoot, C.A. and R.R. Hopcroft, 2017

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.38 0.33 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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