Ecology Summary - Phylo kupfferi

Ecology Summary - Phylo kupfferi

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Ecology of Phylo kupfferi

Main Ref.	Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002
Remarks	Deep-sea species (Ref. 107229). Members of the family Orbiniidae are non-selective deposit feeders (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 Phylo kupfferi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Fauchald, K. and P.A. Jumars, 1979

Associations

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