Ecology of Octolasmis cor
 
Main Ref. Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000
Remarks Sublittoral (Ref. 99821). Known from shallow water (Ref. 81749). Goose barnacles are reported to be omnivores (Ref. 108461).

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 Octolasmis cor may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: other invertebrates (decapods);
Special habitats Ref. Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000

Associations

Ref. Jones, D.S., M.A. Hewitt and A. Sampey, 2000
Associations
Associated with Attached to gill chambers of decapods (e.g. Charybdis cruciata, Panulirus spp., Podophthalmus vigil, Scylla serrata, Thalamita crenata, Thalamita spinimana, Thalamita sima).
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. 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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