Ecology Summary - Barentsia gracilis

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Ecology of Barentsia gracilis

Main Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Remarks	Cosmopolitan (Ref. 429). Feeds on detritus and protists (Ref. 95814).

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 Barentsia gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (On ventral side of Aphrodida aculeata, on upper surface of elytrae of Lepidonotus squamatus, on shells inhabited by Phascolion and several other invertebrates);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Bullivant, J.S., 1968
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Bullivant, J.S., 1968

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
Ref.