Ecology Summary - Electra pilosa

Ecology Summary - Electra pilosa

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Ecology of Electra pilosa

Main Ref.	Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter, 1999
Remarks	This is an attached (Ref. 3123), and epibenthic species (Ref. 95730); most prevalent in macroalgae such as Laminaria spp. and Fucus serratus and found in intertidal areas. Trophic level: 1.5 (Ref. 96418).

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 Electra pilosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Bayer, M.M., R.M. Cormack and C.D. Todd, 1994
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; rock; Other habitats: other invertebrates (mollusc shells);
Special habitats Ref.	Bayer, M.M., R.M. Cormack and C.D. Todd, 1994

Associations

Ref.	Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter, 1999
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism; epiphytic;
Associated with	Fucus serratus (Refs. 96433, 96426), Laminaria spp. (Ref. 96418).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Schaal, G., P. Riera and C. Leroux, 2010
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Schaal, G., P. Riera and C. Leroux, 2010

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
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