Ecology of Saduria entomon
 
Main Ref. Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling, 1995
Remarks An infaunal species on Zostera beds and sandy substrate (Ref. 95819). In the Vainameri, north-eastern Baltic Sea, inhabits gravel, medium sand but mainly fine sand substrate (Ref. 95753). A predatory, carnivorous species (Refs. 95752, 96470) and a surface detritivore (Ref. 96470).

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 Saduria entomon may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); silt; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. Bonsdorff, E. and T.H. Pearson, 1999
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref. Boström, C. and E. Bonsdorff, 1997

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Norkko, A. and E. Bonsdorff, 1996
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Bonsdorff, E. and T.H. Pearson, 1999

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.29 0.53 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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