Ecology Summary - Spio filicornis

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Ecology of Spio filicornis

Main Ref.	López-Jamar, E., G. González and J. Mejuto, 1986
Remarks	Found in estuarine and inshore areas, in substrates of mud, silt, and fine sand (Ref. 96352). Discretely mobile. Known as a suspension feeder (Ref. 75621). A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).

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 Spio filicornis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); silt; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Weslawski, J.M., M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Legezynska, 2003
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999

Associations

Ref.	López-Jamar, E., G. González and J. Mejuto, 1986
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Weslawski, J.M., M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Legezynska, 2003

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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