Ecology of Avrainvillea erecta
 
Main Ref. Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Remarks Generally solitary (Ref. 83643). Commonly found in the intertidal zone growing on sandy-muddy substrate of reef flats and in shallow protected waters (Ref. 80758), i.e., sheltered lagoons, seagrass vegetation and beach-side channels to 20 cm deep (Ref. 83643).

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 Avrainvillea erecta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref. Coppejans, E., F. Leliaert, O. Dargent, R. Gunasekara and O. De Clerck, 2009

Associations

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feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
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From diet composition
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Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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