Ecology Summary - Pista cristata

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Ecology of Pista cristata

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks	Known from seamounts and knolls, bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of Gulf and estuary (Ref. 3477). Sessile tentaculate suspension and surface deposit feeder (Ref. 125928).

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 Pista cristata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Wu, R.S.S. and P.K.S. Shin, 1997
Special habitats	Other habitats: seamounts;
Special habitats Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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