Ecology Summary - Lottia asmi

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Ecology of Lottia asmi

Main Ref.	Kay, M.C. and R.B. Emlet, 2002
Remarks	Found on the black turban snail, Tegula funebralis, and occasionally on the California mussel, Mytilus californianus (Ref. 95344).

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 Lottia asmi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (On Tegula funebralis and Mytilus californianus (Ref. 95344).);
Special habitats Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997

Associations

Ref.	Kay, M.C. and R.B. Emlet, 2002
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	The black turban snail, Tegula funebralis, and the California mussel, Mytilus californianus (Refs. 7986, 95344).
Association remarks	Epizoic on the black turban snail and occasionally on the California mussel.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.

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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