Ecology Summary - Diplosoma virens

Ecology Summary - Diplosoma virens

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Ecology of Diplosoma virens

Main Ref.	Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005
Remarks	Obligate Prochloron sp. symbionts (Ref. 1134). Intertidal at depths of 0 to 5 m; colonial (Ref. 1748); reef-dwelling species, common on the reefs and ridges, often growing on the edge rather than the top of a stone exposed to sunlight (Ref. 1758). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Diplosoma virens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno, 2005
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism; symbiosis;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.

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.

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