Ecology Summary - Metalia townsendi

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Ecology of Metalia townsendi

Main Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R. and K.M. Alrashdi, 2022
Remarks	Found in waters less than 30m. Dwells on soft substrates. Burrowing species. Feeds on organic matter (Ref. 129602).

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 Metalia townsendi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019

Associations

Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Symbiotic bacteria.
Association remarks	Symbiotic bacteria in the digestive tube aid in digestion.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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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