Ecology Summary - Echinocyamus pusillus

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Ecology of Echinocyamus pusillus

Main Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Remarks	Found along the near-coastal and coastal zones usually in medium- to coarse-grained sand with low mud content (maximum of 10%). Turns completely green in color when injured (Ref. 7882). Also occurs on substrates exposed to extensive waves and tidal activity and found on shelly gravel (Ref. 121547).

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 Echinocyamus pusillus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Degraer, S., J. Wittoeck, W. Appeltans, K. Cooreman, T. Deprez, H. Hillewaert, K. Hostens, J. Mees, E. Vanden Berghe and M. Vincx, 2006
Special habitats
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Associations

Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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