Ecology Summary - Nerilla antennata

Ecology Summary - Nerilla antennata

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Ecology of Nerilla antennata

Main Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Remarks	Inhabits muddy sand areas (Ref. 125409). Selectively feeds on diatoms, bacteria, and plant and animal debris (Ref. 87179).

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 Nerilla antennata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979
Feeding habit	selective plankton feeding
Feeding habit Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

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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