Ecology Summary - Alcyonidium hirsutum

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Ecology of Alcyonidium hirsutum

Main Ref.	Dahl, L., 2002
Remarks	Feeding type is suspension feeding. Known to occur on infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary (Ref. 87872).

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 Alcyonidium hirsutum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Dahl, L., 2002
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle and L. Bajona (eds.), 2010
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle and L. Bajona (eds.), 2010

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.