Ecology Summary - Styela canopus

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Ecology of Styela canopus

Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Remarks	A solitary ascidian (Refs. 1757, 1758) that is commonly found in mangrove areas and less commonly found in piers or pilings in harbor areas (Ref. 86424). Also found on coral reefs (Ref. 415); in a marine lake (Ref. 1661). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Styela canopus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Cole, L. and G. Lambert, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: vegetation ( roots/holdfast, ); pilings;
Special habitats Ref.	Goodbody, I., 2003

Associations

Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Associations	solitary;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Castro, P. and M.E. Huber, 2005

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Bemerkung
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Bemerkung
From diet composition
From individual food items
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