Ecology of Australaugeneria rutilans
 
Main Ref. Wehe, T., 2006
Remarks Associated with soft corals (Ref.107160). Polynoids in general are considered carnivores, feeding on small crustaceans, echinoderms, polychaetes, gastropods, sponges and hydroids Ref. 108044).

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 Australaugeneria rutilans may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref. Wehe, T., 2006
Special habitats Corals: soft corals
Special habitats Ref. Hutchings, P., C. Glasby, M. Capa and A. Sampey, 2014

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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