Ecology Summary - Zygonemertes virescens

Ecology Summary - Zygonemertes virescens

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Ecology of Zygonemertes virescens

Main Ref.	Schwartz, M.L. and J.L. Norenburg, 2005
Remarks	Found on bay and nearshore (Ref. 116109).

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 Zygonemertes virescens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Norenburg, J.L., 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Schwartz, M.L. and J.L. Norenburg, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Thiel, M,, Kruse, I., 2001
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Thiel, M,, Kruse, I., 2001

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	3.29	0.53			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.

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