Ecology Summary - Haplosyllis spongicola

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Ecology of Haplosyllis spongicola

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I., 1996
Remarks	From intertidal to circumlittoral and bathyal habitats. Occurs both inside and outside of all kinds of sponges and hard substrates (Ref. 107178). In soft substrate (Ref. 112705). Found in the aquiferous system of the sponge Aplysina cauliformis while grazing on the sponge tissues (Ref. 108308).

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 Haplosyllis spongicola may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Pelagic; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Vittor, B.A., 2002
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: other invertebrates (sponges (Ref. 107178).);
Special habitats Ref.	Vittor, B.A., 2002

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Ansell, A., M. Barnes, R.N. Gibson and R.N. Gibson, 1998

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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