Ecology Summary - Oscarella carmela

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Ecology of Oscarella carmela

Main Ref.	Van Soest, R.W.M., K. Kaiser and R. Van Syoc, 2011
Remarks	It is found in shallow reefs at a depth of 8 meters, encrusting on dead corals under overhangs and in crevices (Ref. 92237).

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 Oscarella carmela may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	Van Soest, R.W.M., K. Kaiser and R. Van Syoc, 2011
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Van Soest, R.W.M., K. Kaiser and R. Van Syoc, 2011

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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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