Ecology of Striatobalanus tenuis
 
Main Ref. Rosell, N.C., 1981
Remarks Found in the subtidal or bathyal zone (Ref. 84412) often epibiont on molluscan shells and crab carapace (Ref. 85157).

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 Striatobalanus tenuis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Poltarukha, L.P., 2010
Special habitats Other habitats: other invertebrates (Gemmula cosmoi.);
Special habitats Ref. Rosell, N.C., 1981

Associations

Ref. Rosell, N.C., 1981
Associations
Associated with Gemmula cosmoi.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. López, D.A., B.A. López, C.K. Pham, E.J. Isidro and M. De Girolamo, 2010
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. López, D.A., B.A. López, C.K. Pham, E.J. Isidro and M. De Girolamo, 2010

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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