Ecology Summary - Chiridota hydrothermica

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Ecology of Chiridota hydrothermica

Main Ref.	SAUP Database, 2006
Remarks	Opportunistic. Lives on different biotopes, e.g., gastropod and mussel beds, barnacle fields, rock cracks. Has the ability to switch between suspension- and deposit-feeding (Ref. 474).

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 Chiridota hydrothermica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Smirnov, A.V., A.V. Gebruk, S.V. Galkin and T. Shank, 2000
Special habitats	Other habitats: vents;
Special habitats Ref.	Smirnov, A.V., A.V. Gebruk, S.V. Galkin and T. Shank, 2000

Associations

Ref.	SAUP Database, 2006
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
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