Ecology of Trophon plicatus
 
Main Ref. Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks It is found on rocky substrates and mussel beds, and attached on fronds and holdfast of brown algae at depths of 0 to 300 m (Ref. 87801).

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 Trophon plicatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats Beds: bivalve; vegetation ( leaves, roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref. Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.10 0.30 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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