Ecology Summary - Branchiomma vesiculosum

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Ecology of Branchiomma vesiculosum

Main Ref.	M'Intosh, W.C., 1885
Remarks	Found on volcanic mud at a depth of 823.5 m (Ref. 78667). An active suspension-feeder (Ref. 96376).

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 Branchiomma vesiculosum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	M'Intosh, W.C., 1885
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007
Feeding habit
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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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