Ecology Summary - Pyrostremma spinosum

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Ecology of Pyrostremma spinosum

Main Ref.	Kott, P., 2005
Remarks	Marine, planktonic (Ref. 1134). Filter-feeder. Forms blooms (Ref. 130729).

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 Pyrostremma spinosum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Lilly, L.E., I.M. Suthers, J.D. Everett and A.J. Richardson, 2023
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Lilly, L.E., I.M. Suthers, J.D. Everett and A.J. Richardson, 2023
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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 estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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