Ecology of Orchomene humilis
 
Main Ref. Jones, N.S., 1948
Remarks Found in shallow water on algae or hydroids. Inhabits the intertidal, in Laminaria sp. holdfasts.

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 Orchomene humilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref. Jones, N.S., 1948
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref. Jones, N.S., 1948

Associations

Ref. Jones, N.S., 1948
Associations
Associated with Laminaria sp.
Association remarks In holdfasts.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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