Ecology Summary - Aplysia parvula

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Ecology of Aplysia parvula

Main Ref.	Debelius, H., 2001
Remarks	Found roaming around various species of algae. A nocturnal species (Ref. 822). Common in intertidal and subtidal habitats to about 5 m in depth. A specialized herbivore and feeds largely on red algae (Ref. 866). Known from depths of 0 to 50 m (Ref. 7727); and from intertidal rock pools, and immediate subtidal on alga-covered reefs (Ref. 337). Also on seagrass (Ref. 109264).

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 Aplysia parvula may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Brook, F.J., 1998

Associations

Ref.	Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Gosliner, T., 1987
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Gosliner, T., 1987

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.

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