Ecology Summary - Tubulanus polymorphus

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Ecology of Tubulanus polymorphus

Main Ref.	Blake, J.A., 1993
Remarks	Inhabits estuarine and inshore areas, in mud, silt, and fine sand substrates (Ref. 96352). Found under rocks and among mussels and other attached organisms in intertidal to shallow subtidal zones. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 966). A carnivore-scavenger (Ref. 96352).

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 Tubulanus polymorphus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); silt; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Found among mussels (Ref. 966).);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Blake, J.A., 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980

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.