BIOTIC Species Information for Tenellia adspersa
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| Researched by | Nicola White | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Richard S.K. Barnes | ||
| General Biology | |||
| Growth form | Lanceolate |
Feeding method | Predator |
| Mobility/Movement | Crawler |
Environmental position | Epifaunal |
| Typical food types | Hydroids, especially %Cordylophora caspia%, Laomeda spp. and %Protohydra leuckarti% | Habit | Free living |
| Bioturbator | Not relevant | Flexibility | High (>45 degrees) |
| Fragility | Intermediate | Size | Very small(<1cm) |
| Height | Insufficient information | Growth Rate | Insufficient information |
| Adult dispersal potential | Not researched | Dependency | Independent |
| Sociability | Solitary | ||
| Toxic/Poisonous? | No | ||
| General Biology Additional Information | Tenellia adspersa can rapidly devour hydroid colonies, exhausting its own food supply. It has been suggested that the developmental plasticity and rapid growth of this species enables it to disperse to new locations to find new food. | ||
| Biology References | Antsulevich & Starobogatov, 1991, | ||
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