Ecology of Stolasterias acutispina
 
Main Ref. Lane, D.J.W., L.M. Marsh, VandenSpiegel and F.W.E. Rowe, 2000
Remarks On rock pools (Ref. 124789). Common from the mid intertidal zone to a depth of at least 6 meters subtidally. Found in crevices between boulders during low tide (Ref. 128828).

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 Stolasterias acutispina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Harper, E., 1994
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
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 4.06 0.06 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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