Ecology Summary - Scolelepis squamata

Ecology Summary - Scolelepis squamata

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Ecology of Scolelepis squamata

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks	Intertidal to subtidal, in fine, medium and coarse sand in temporary vertical tubes made up of sand and mucus. Digs occasionally to a depth of 40 cm (Ref. 107237). Discretely motile tentaculate suspension and surface deposit feeder (Ref. 125928).

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 Scolelepis squamata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Speybroeck, J., L. Alsteens, M. Vincx and S. Degraer, 2007
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.	Pardo, E.V. and A.C.Z. Amaral, 2004
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Pardo, E.V. and A.C.Z. Amaral, 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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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