Known predators
Urochordata (Tunicates) is prey of:
Dermasterias
Actinopterygii
Pollachius pollachius
Gadidae
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Tautogolabrus adspersus
Lophius americanus
Pomatomus saltatrix
Based on studies in:
USA: Alaska, Torch Bay (Littoral, Rocky shore)
Pacific: Bay of Panama (Littoral, Rocky shore)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Dermasterias
Actinopterygii
Pollachius pollachius
Gadidae
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Tautogolabrus adspersus
Lophius americanus
Pomatomus saltatrix
Based on studies in:
USA: Alaska, Torch Bay (Littoral, Rocky shore)
Pacific: Bay of Panama (Littoral, Rocky shore)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- R. T. Paine, Food webs: linkage, interaction strength and community infrastructure, J. Anim. Ecol. 49:667-685, from p. 670 (1980).
- B. A. Menge, J. Lubchenco, S. D. Gaines and L. R. Ashkenas, A test of the Menge-Sutherland model of community organization in a tropical rocky intertidal food web, Oecologia (Berlin) 71:75-89, from p. 85 (1986).
- Link J (2002) Does food web theory work for marine ecosystems? Mar Ecol Prog Ser 230:19
