Ecology of Holothuria bacilla
 
Main Ref. IUCN, 2014
Remarks Found in the intertidal. Mainly under rock and occasionally in deep bed of 5 to 10 cm depth (Ref. 107215). In general, species of Holothuria are mobile deposit feeders (Ref. 833).

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 Holothuria bacilla may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Pourvali, N., M.B. Nabavi, H. Rezai, A. Doraghi and A. Mahvari, 2014
Special habitats Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref. Pourvali, N., M.B. Nabavi, H. Rezai, A. Doraghi and A. Mahvari, 2014

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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