Ecology Summary - Diacavolinia longirostris

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Ecology of Diacavolinia longirostris

Main Ref.	Burn, R., 2006
Remarks	Epipelagic (Ref. 108717). Dead shells frequently washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739). Members of the family Cavoliniidae use mucus feeding to collect particles from surrounding waters (Ref. 108718). Feeds on plants (Ref. 108717). Suspension feeder (Ref. 109264).

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 Diacavolinia longirostris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Marine Species Identification Portal, 2016
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Marine Species Identification Portal, 2016

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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