Ecology Summary - Metopa bruzelii

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Ecology of Metopa bruzelii

Main Ref.	Buhl-Mortensen, L. and P.B. Mortensen, 2005
Remarks	Intertidal (Ref. 117451). Mainly found among hydroids (Ref. 117450) and also on algae (Ref. 117453). Associated to Primnoa sp., a soft coral. Suspension feeder (Ref. 117450).

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 Metopa bruzelii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Kedra, M., S. Gromisz, R. Jaskula, J. Legezynska, B. Maciejewska, E. Malec, A. Opanowski, K. Ostrowska, M. Weodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Weslawski, 2010
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Corals: soft corals
Special habitats Ref.	Buhl-Mortensen, L. and P.B. Mortensen, 2005

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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