Ecology Summary - Lasaea adansoni

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Ecology of Lasaea adansoni

Main Ref.	The British Flora and Fauna Database, 2007
Remarks	Often found in extreme high tide zone, anchored by byssus to algae, barnacles, Mytilus californianus and other mussels (Ref. 95344). Epibiotic, on hard substrate and mangrove swamp (Ref. 104365).

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 Lasaea adansoni may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; bivalve; (Found attached to barnacles (Ref. 95344).);
Special habitats Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997

Associations

Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with	Mytilus californianus
Association remarks	Attached by byssus to Mytilus californianus in northeast Pacific (Ref. 95344).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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.