Ecology Summary - Amphibalanus amphitrite

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Ecology of Amphibalanus amphitrite

Main Ref.	Southward, A.J., 1957
Remarks	Intertidal (Ref. 81522); Littoral to sublittoral fringe areas; known as a fouling species (Ref. 81749) - on piers, pontoons, and boat hulls (Ref. 102838). In sheltered (Ref. 125338) to exposed rocky shores. Can be found on the shells of predatory gastropods Reishia clavigera and Cellana toreuma (Ref. 127116). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397). Sessile suspension feeder (Ref. 125928).

Main Ref.

Southward, A.J., 1957

Remarks

Intertidal (Ref. 81522); Littoral to sublittoral fringe areas; known as a fouling species (Ref. 81749) - on piers, pontoons, and boat hulls (Ref. 102838). In sheltered (Ref. 125338) to exposed rocky shores. Can be found on the shells of predatory gastropods Reishia clavigera and Cellana toreuma (Ref. 127116). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397). Sessile suspension feeder (Ref. 125928).

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 Amphibalanus amphitrite may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones, 2015
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (On shells of gastropods and bivalves); pilings; boat hulls;
Special habitats Ref.	George, D., 2005

Associations

Ref.	Southward, A.J., 1957
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Farrapeira, C.M.R., E.S. Mendes, J. Dourado and J. Guimarães, 2010
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	López, D.A., B.A. López, C.K. Pham, E.J. Isidro and M. De Girolamo, 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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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