Ecology of Megabalanus tintinnabulum
 
Main Ref. Young, P.S., 1998
Remarks Littoral to sublittoral (Ref. 99821). Intertidal (Ref. 106854), in highly exposed shores (Ref. 125338). Known as a fouling species (Ref. 81749).

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 Megabalanus tintinnabulum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Gittings, S.R., 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. López, D.A., B.A. López, C.K. Pham, E.J. Isidro and M. De Girolamo, 2010
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. López, D.A., B.A. López, C.K. Pham, E.J. Isidro and M. De Girolamo, 2010

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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