Ecology Summary - Dipurena spongicola

Ecology Summary - Dipurena spongicola

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Ecology of Dipurena spongicola

Main Ref.	Puce, S., B. Calcinai, G. Bavestrello, C. Cerrano, C. Gravili and F. Boero, 2005
Remarks	Dwells within the canal system of Halichondria panicea. Feeds on matter brought in host's filter current and on other resident invertebrates. Has also been recorded living in Suberites domuncula.

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 Dipurena spongicola may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Halichondria panicea; Suberites domuncula.);
Special habitats Ref.	Puce, S., B. Calcinai, G. Bavestrello, C. Cerrano, C. Gravili and F. Boero, 2005

Associations

Ref.	Puce, S., B. Calcinai, G. Bavestrello, C. Cerrano, C. Gravili and F. Boero, 2005
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Halichondria panicea; Suberites domuncula.
Association remarks	In the canal system of Halichondria panicea.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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