Ecology Summary - Paraedwardsia arenaria

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Ecology of Paraedwardsia arenaria

Main Ref.	Chintiroglou, Ch., 1995
Remarks	Found in infralittoral zone, usually in muddy dendritic substratum (based on species of the same family; Ref. 96607). Feeds on zooplankton, mainly cyprids of Balanus sp. (based on species of the same family; Ref. 96608).

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 Paraedwardsia arenaria may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud; ooze ( detritus );
Substrate Ref.	Chintiroglou, Ch., 1995
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.	Barnes, M., 1999
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Barnes, M., 1999

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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