Ecology Summary - Phyllodoce maculata

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Ecology of Phyllodoce maculata

Main Ref.	Healy, B., 1997
Remarks	Found in estuaries and inshore areas (Ref. 96352), along the near-coastal zone, often in fine to medium-grained sandy sediment with up to 40% mud content (Refs. 7882, 96352). Free-living and very active bristle worm (Ref. 7882). A carnivore-scavenger (Refs. 87179, 96352).

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 Phyllodoce maculata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
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	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980

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
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