Ecology of Pyura elongata
 
Main Ref. Sanamyan, K.E. and N.P. Sanamyan, 1999
Remarks Found in pearl oyster beds; wedged in crevices, adheres to under-surfaces (Ref. 1134).

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 Pyura elongata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna);
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Sanamyan, K.E. and N.P. Sanamyan, 1999
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
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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