Ecology of Priapulus caudatus
 
Main Ref. Saldarriaga, J.F. and V. Storch, 1997
Remarks Found in coasts (Ref. 422); in muddy sediments (Ref. 1578); and, in a crater of a marine volcano (Ref. 1589). It's a predator (Ref. 96501) and an omnivorous species and feeds on tissues of macrobenthic species (Ref. 95790).

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 Priapulus caudatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: meiobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Special habitats Other habitats: vents;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Saldarriaga, J.F. and V. Storch, 1997
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Trott, T.T., 1998
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Trott, T.T., 1998

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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