Ecology of Ennucula tenuis
 
Main Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Remarks Found in soft bottom areas along the sub-littoral zone (Ref. 96352). Most abundant in soft sandy mud (Ref. 123512). A subsurface deposit feeder (Ref. 96501). Infaunal (Ref. 104365). Also in Ref. 2684.

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 Ennucula tenuis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002

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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