Ecology Summary - Phoronis psammophila

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Ecology of Phoronis psammophila

Main Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1999
Remarks	This is a benthic species found on muddy and sandy bottoms, coastal lagoons and on seagrass particularly in intertidal and subtidal areas (Ref. 83939). Suspension feeder (Ref. 68823).

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 Phoronis psammophila may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Emig, C.C., 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Emig, C.C., 2009

Associations

Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1999
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.

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.