Ecology Summary - Cryptochiton stelleri

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Ecology of Cryptochiton stelleri

Main Ref.	Dickson, R., 2002
Remarks	Depth ranges from intertidal to 600 m. Inhabits a variety of bottom-types, but prefer stone and pebble (Ref. 290); at some periods in their life cycle, they teem into the intertidal zone (Ref. 339). Often found on the beach (Ref. 296).

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 Cryptochiton stelleri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt, 2006
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt, 2006
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Polynoid worm, Arctonoe vittata Grube, and a pea crab, Opisssthopus transversus Rathburn.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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.